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“for Documents on the Cabinét

‘Committee to: Combat ~ Térrorisi
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The Department of State has been asked by the
Senate Select Committee investigating intelligence to
provide information on the structure and functions.of

the Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism and its
Because all of the basic documents con-

Working Group.
cerning the CCT are Presidential, we are forwarding them
to you for review for possible release to the Senate

Committee.
The relevant documents are:

3 j -- Memorandum for the President from Secretary William
! P. Rogers on September.18, 1972 (the report referred to
in the President's Memorandum of September 25, 1972);

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-- Memorandum for the Secretary from President
Richard M. Nixon on September 25, 1972; and

-- Six reports to the President from the Chairman .
(the .Se orétary

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, “a of the Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism
\ ra of State).
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There are many
its Working Group di fenceed in the reports to the

JUL 14-1975
President other than the intelligence function being
i We do not

Nas! investigated by the Senate Select Committee.
see any need for the discussion of these othe*twnebior
to be withheld from the SSC. . d
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For your convenience we have noted below the sections
of the reports to the President that relate to the intel-
ligence aspect of the Cabinet Committee and its Working
Group: .

~- September 18, 1972 memo - page 2: #2, 3; page 4:
#11. ‘ ;

-- November 2, 1972 memo - page 1; page 2; paragraph 3.

-- January 8, 1973 memo - page 1: #3; page 2: #6,
7, 9. , 1? sO

March 8, 1973 memo - page 1: #6..

-- March 29, 1973 memo - page 1: paragraph 2; page 2:
paragraph 1; page 3: paragraph I.

-- June 27, 1973 memo ~ page 1: #2, 3; page 2:
Paragraph 6.

~- February 18, 1975 memo - Page 3: paragraph 3, 5;
page 6: paragraph 5, 6; Tab 2 (Guidelines) page 4: para-
graph 3; Tab 3 (Procedures) Enclosure #1 page.5:. para-
graph 4.

In addition to the above documents, we would ‘also plan
to provide the Senate Committee with the following nar-
rative statement on the CCT and intelligence:

Begin Statement (CONFIDENTIAL) :

With the exception of a weekly publication by the
CIA on international terrorism, requested by the Cabinet
Committee on January 1, 1973, the intelligence functions
of the Cabinet Committee and its Working Group are handled
through established interagency channeis. The agencies
most active in generation and coordination of terrorism
information for the Working Group-are the CIA, the FBI,
NSA, DOD, the Secret Service, the Department of Treasury ‘
and the State Department.

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These Working Group agencies set their own priorities
"and parameters concerning intelligence on terrorism mat-
ters. From time to time the CIA requests comments from
the Working Group on its weekly terrorism reports.

The organization of the Cabinet Committee is de-
lineated in the President's memorandum of September 25,
1972. The Working Group is composed of senior repre- .
sentatives of the ten agencies on the Cabinet Committee
and representatives of the following agencies: Arxms
Control and Disarmament Agency, Energy Research and
Development Administration, Federal Protective Service,
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration, Metropolitan Police Department,
National Security Agency, Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Office of Management and Budget, and the United States
Information Agency. These additional agencies were in-
vited to participate in the Working Group by the Special
Assistant to the Secretary and Coordinator for Combatting ©
Terrorism (S/CCT), in his capacity as Chairman of the
Working Group.

Under the Working Group there is one formal sub-
group, the Behavioral Science Resource Group (BSRG),
which is composed of behavioral science experts from
the State Department, the CIA, the FBI and USIA. The
State Department member chairs BSRG. The Resource Group

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has a mandate to seek to improve the United States’
response to acts of international terrorism through use
of behavioral science techniques.

| End Statement

George S. Springsteen
Executive Secretary

Attachments:
1. Memorandum of September 18, 1972

2. Memorandum of September 25, 1972
3. Six Reports to the President

Drafted:S/CCT:JTBrowne :nwh Clearance: M ~- Mr. Eagleburger

6/11/75 Ext 20831 . INR - Mr. Kirk san h
S/CCT - Mr. Fearey fin

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June 30, 1975

\ The Deputy Attorney General

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REC. 107
SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Reference is made to memorandum of K. William O'Connor,
Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, to Mr. John Mintz, Legal
Counsel Division of this Fureau, dated June 26, 1975, captioned "DAG
Inquiry Re Communication by Former AAG Doar’ to FBI Regarding
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Delegation. "

Regarding your request contained in referenced communication
for the Bureau to locate and furnish certain documents, it is my under-
standing that you are in possession of the documents requested.

In response to your request that we turnish our observations
concerning the making of the documents available to former Assistant
Attorney General John Doar, may I suggest that thie raiscs an issue
which has been discussed in the past by the Bureau and the Department

-and other Government agencies. This issue to my knowledge has not
been resolved. That issue is whether a former employee should be
allowed access to documents in the Government's possession to refresh
his recollection for possible testimony before the Senate Select Committee.
Rt is this Furean's position that such documents should not be made
available for the aforementioned purpose, and in those instances where
a former employee cannot respond accurately to the question of the Senate
Select Committee or any other Congressional investigative body, the
Committee or Congreseional body can be referred to the appropriate
bureau or agency which will, if appropriate, furnish the necessary
information. Iam sure you will understand our concern in this regard
ofar as setting a precedent which might serve for future requests of

nature.
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- Mr. K: ‘Wiliam O'Conner ee
, Spe¢ial Counsel for are are per

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NOTE: According to referenced communication, Mr. Doar requested
to review a communication he caused to be sent while in the Department
asking for information concerning the Mississippi Freedom Democratic
Party Delegation. The Deputy Attorney General had asked that the
documentation concerning the request and our response be located and
furnished to him. The Department also asked our views as to whether
he should be given access to or delivered the documents for the purpose
of refreshing Dodr's recollection,

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D.C, 20530

JUN 2 6 1975
TO: John Mintz
legal Counsel Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation CO
K. William O'Connor recent ee

Special Counsel for Intelligence . Sen a. i ; 738

DAG Inquiry Re Co imication by Former AAG Doan
to FBI Regarding{Mississippi, Freedom Democratic
Party Delegation

nee nash TES uy

(1) The DAG has asked me to request that the Bureau make
a file check to determine what, if any, documents may be found
in FBI files relating to a request made by Mr. Doar in August
1964 for information and Bureau action regarding members of the
subject delegation. It is our understanding that Mr. Doar
requested certain information from the FBI regarding this delé-
gation in mid-August 1964; and that some information was delivered
to the DOJ (either to Mr. Doar or then DAG Katzenbach) shortly
thereafter, in the latter part of August 1964.

matters in connection with the Senate Select Committee inquiry

(reference Appendix D, Item 7, 5/14/75 SSC request). The DAG a
has also asked that, after such documentation as may be developed

under (1) above has been located, the Bureau furnish to him its

view as to the access/delivery to Mr. Doar of such documentation

for the purpose of refreshing his recollection.

(2) It is possible that Mr. Doar may be asked about these po
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SUBJECT: UNITED STATES SENATE _SELECL. COMMITTEE Spec. Inv.

Training

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Telephone Rm.

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By letter dated 5/14/75, with attached appendi est
the SSC requested certain information and documents from £

the FBI.

Appendix C, Item number 10, requested all memoranda
and other materials relating to the elimination of the Liaison
Section of the FBI in 1970 and its reestablishment in late
1972.

Among the enclosures to our letter to the Attorney
General (AG), dated 6/13/75, being proposed for forwarding
to the Committee is E. S. Miller memorandum to Mr. Felt,
7/14/72. On page 2 there is information that "our close

ton
association with the Chief Postal Inspector and his top ea
officials has resulted in that agency providing support in i i As
some of our most delicate intelligence operations looking Ag
to the identification of illegal hostile intelligence #

activities in this country." This could possibly be construed
. to include opening of mail. It is to be noted that opening
| of mail by FBI is the subject of a separate SSC request and
future correspondence with the SSC, through the AG, will
address itself to this subject. Former Chief Postal Inspector
Henry B. Montague , with whom we have had extensive dealings
in the past, is scheduled to appear before the full SSC on
6/12/75 and it is expected that he will be questioned 323]

possible FBI participation in mail openings.
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall
Re: UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE.
ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Also included in this response is Daniel M. Armstrong
III memorandum to L. Patrick Gray III, dated 9/8/72, classified
Confidential. This memorandum states that the responsibilities
of Legats have increased in recent years to include the
collection of political intelligence information for dissemination
to Dr. Kissinger and others. This is the HILEV Program. The
SSC has requested committee staff access to all indices and
control files pertaining to all programs operated by the
Intelligence Division from 1960 to present and it is expected
that HILEV will:be included in the response to this request.

ACTION:

None. For information.

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ON JUNE 11, 19755 FORMER SA DAVID E. TODD ADVISED OF THE
WAIVER UF EMPLOYEE SECRECY AGREEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A mf
STAFF INTERVIEW bY SSC WITH HIM. TODD REQUESTED AGENT BE AVAIL-
AbLe& DURING INTERVIEW TO ASSIST HIM. TODD INDICATED HE WOULD
IMMEDIATELY ADVISE THIS OFFICE IF IN RECEIPT OF INFORMATION RE
DATE OF INTERVIeW. |

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-108
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 .
Assoc. Dir.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Dep. AD naaet
Der. AD Nien

Memorandum ci

Comp. Syst. ———
Ext. Affairs
TO : Mr. J. B. Adams DATE: June 2, 1975 Filos & Com.

Gen, Inv.
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SUBJpCT: SENSTUDY 75 . lp Spoc. Inv. ——j

On 5-30-75, John ELLiIf£, Task Force Director of
captioned Committee's Task Force on Domesticc Intelligence
Activities, and SA Paul V. Daly of this Division discussed
the possibility of E1l1liff and members of his task force, a *
conducting the inquiry into the FBI,having lunch with the
Director. Elliff stated he felt that such @n"iYangement
would be very beneficial and indicated that he and four or
five staff members would attend such a luncheon.

It. would appear that such an arrangement might be
beneficial and consideration should be given to arranging a
luncheon if the Director's schedule permits.

RECOMMENDATION :

That the luncheon be arranged in line with the above
at a time convenient to the Director.

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Reference is made to my memo dated 6-2-75, that a Net Se'y—
luncheon with staff members of the Senate Select Committee

Task Force conducting the inquiry into the FBI be held with
the Director.

susyecr: “SENSTUDY 75

Mr. Kelley approved the recommendation, and Mr. Elliff,
Domestic Task Head for the Committee, was asked whether he would
like to attend a luncheon with Mr. Kelley and he indicated he
would, but would have to check with the Committee. Mr. E11liff
was advised that the Director's schedule permitted a luncheon
be heid on June 24, 1975, at 12:30 p.m..

Mr. El11iff stated on 6-18-75, he will attend the luncheon
along with the following staff members of the Committe: Lester B.
Seidel, John Smith, William Ricks, Michael Epstein, and Mark
Gitenstein.

In addition to the staff members, Section Chief
SA Elvas + William 0..Cregar, Inspector John B. Hotis, and SA Paul V. Daly

Wavson will attend. Assistant Director John A. Mintz will also attend luncheon.
)nyGeS") RECOMMENDATION:

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Memo to Mr. Adams from Legal Counsel
Re: STATUS OF RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REQUESTS

for denying GAO access to Bureau files. A response has
been prepared and furnished the Department.

Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Constitutional Rights
of the Judiciary (Edwards Committee) ie

The Department has advised the Chief Counsel
Alan Parker and Minority Counsel Ken Klee that excised
appendices a through e of the Peterson Report on COINTELPRO
are available for their review in Department space.

Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual

Rights (Abzug's Committee) — ;

By letter dated June 10, and June 16, 1975,
we have been requested to furnish complete information
concerning practices and procedures, etc., concerning
electronic surveillances. information is being gathered
so that appropriate responses may be provided.

Hearings

We are scheduled to testify 7-9-75, before the
Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security of the Judiciary
on Terrorism. Testimony for this hearing has been prepared
by the Intelligence Division.

We anticipate having to testify before the Post
Office, Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Fees, Mail
and Label Management. The necessary materials for the
testimony have been gathered and as soon as a request has
been received, the testimony will be prepared in final
form. The testimony will concern mail covers.

The following Committees have indicated Bureau
testimony in the near future:

Fhe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional
Rights (Tunney's Committee); Topic: S. 1427 - S. 1428 (Criminal

Justice legislation); Briefing book has been prepared con-
cerning this legislation.

- INFORMATION CONTAINED
ALL TPID

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Memo to Mr. Adams from Legal Counsel
Re: STATUS OF RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REQUESTS

House Judiciary Committee on Civil and Con-
stitutional Rights; Topic: H. R. 61 and H. R. 62 (House
version of S. 1427 and S. 1428 (Criminal Justice Legislation).

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities;
Topic: Bureau legal authority to conduct domestic and
counterintelligence activities. Tentative testimony is
scheduled for late June or early July. We will be furnished
additional details by the Committee as to the various topics
to be covered during this testimony.

The Director along with Kevin’Maroney, Deputy
Assistant Attorney General, ts’ schedul cd to appear before
the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Leb es, and the
Administration of Justice of the Judiciary Committee
{Kastenmier) to testify concerning electronic survéillances,. on

Special Agents Bill D. Williams and Inspector's
Aide Edward D. Hagerty have been requested to appear before
the Committee on Government Operations, Permanent Subcommittee
on Investigations (Jackson's Committee) the topic of their
testimony is to be their inquiry into Drug Enforcement
Agency at the Departments request. The Department has advised
they will make the agents available for testimony on the
morning of 6~19-75.

RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

'* WASHINGTON, ‘D.C. 20505 . a
Intélligence Corimunity Staff _ ; DCI/IC 75.036
. —) f t 2 July 1975
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MEMORANDUM FOR: “See Distribution -/ ,

SUBJECT: Update of Task Force Assignments | an

REFERENCE: - Memos dated 10° and 11 June on subject of
: : Task Force Assignments

1. Listed below are issues being addressed by-Task Forces under
; the direction of Mr. Wilderotter, with additional personnel as signments
' as noted. This list supersedes the referenced memoranda.

Principal : Principal Task Force
Subject Agency Officer Assignments
Assassinations ‘White House Mr. Wilderotter James Gardnev4}y
IDS 145-7094 State Dept. i 45
IDS 101-29034
Drug Abuse CIA , Sayre Stevens Malcolm Lawrence
- ‘IDS 143-4303 ’ State Dept.
ee S 101-28694 —
REE. OD -H/4BGE— b= Fig
Political Abuses FBI , Hunter Helgeson
(1964) - © 324-4885 3 JUL 10 1975 i
a (Green 5303) ;

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Domestic Justice - John Martin Charles Kane
Surveillance IDS 187-4555 CIA

- . . f IDS 143-6777

Verne St. Mars
State Dept.
IDS 101-29448

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5a 3), (3) of (4) (cares one or sure)
Autone TICALLY BDECLASSIFIL9 OW

Undetermined

(unless napossible, insert date or event)

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Mail Cover and Justice.
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Principal
Officer

George Calhoun
IDS 187-4401]

. John Thomas

324-4609

Erich Isenstead

= Green 3140

Phil White
IDS 187-4674

--Benson Buffham

NSA
688-7222

Dr. David Cooke
695-4436

Task Force

_ Assignments

J. G. Deegan

. FBI

324-4646

William Jones
State Dept.
IDS 101-20370

“J. W. Dalseg .

FBI .
324-4713

Lee Peters
State Dept.
IDS 101-29403

W. A. Branigan
FBI
324-4550

J. P. Lee
FBI
324-4562

Ernest Tsikerdanos
CIA

IDS 143-6348

R. Le Shackelford.

- FBI

324-4594 .


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2. -The following officers frorn the Department of State have been
mamed to assist in the CIA preparation of comprehensive papers on the’
foilowing geographic and subject areas:

Greecé . . . James Gardner
‘ : IDS 101-29034

“Dominican Republic ' . James Gardner
os IDS 101-29034 .

Laos ce + James Henderson
. ; _ East Asia Bureau

en ; The Congo - - ‘Bayard King
_ ., : : IDS 101~21504
. - Indonesia - ‘Patricia Barnett

IDS 101-22369

. Katzenbach Report 7 Emerson Brown
i . ‘ . - IDS 101-21504

- Harriett Mowitt

Executive Secretary
USIB Ad Hoc Coordinating Group

cc: Mr. Buchen .
, Mr. Hills.

Distribution:

1 - Mr. Wilderotter

1- Mr. Latimer +

1- Mr, Hyland ; ; i —
1l- Mr. Morell . .
1 - Mr. O'Connor

1 - Mr. Cregaré

1 - Mr. Knoche

l- Mr. Clarke

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FROM

SUBJECT

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERN MENT

Memorandum

Mr. W. R. Wannall

SA John R. Bo

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ele “ALT INFORMATION CONTAINED
PERE IS

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DATE

Mr. J. A. Mintz

CL - Mr. J. B. Hotisg) admin.

(l - Mr. P. V. Daly
7/2/75

Mr. W. R. Wannalil

Mr. W. O. Cregar
Mr. S, F. Phillips

tof

This morning yt 75) Michael Epstein, Senate
Select Committee (SSC) Staff Member, advised SA Paul V. Daly,
Legal Counsel Division, that he, Epstein,-is to interview

at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., respectively, Monday, 7171179.
Borys is assigned to WFO and Conrad resides 1307 Caputét
Court, McLean, Virginia 22101, unlisted telephone number
Interviews are to concern the former FBI
investigation of Martin Luther King, Jr.

356-7590.

present and former SAs,.

These are the latest in a series of interviews
regarding the King case being conducted by the SSC Staff of ie
ie

It is believed that Borys and

Conrad should be released from their secrecy agreements to
enable them to be interviewed which is the same procedure
which we have been taking with the others who have been

interviewed,

The release from the agreement which we'are

Assoc. Dir, —_—
Dep. AD Adni.,
Dep. AD ie

ep. AD Iny- ae

Asst. Dir.:

) Comp. Syst. —
Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.

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Laberatory eA

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Plon, & Eval? Z— f

Spec. Inv.
Training

Telephone Rm. —
Director Sec’y

s and former Assistant Director Ivan Conrad

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recommending will, of course, be conditional that the A

relate only to the King nattcneg ss

RECOMMENDATIONS :

62. 6 395-

1. Borys and Conrad be released from their

secrecy agreement in order to be interviewed, but only _

relating to the King case,

will advise them of the release and invite them to consult
with the Legal Counsel Division early a.m. 7/7/75 in

preparation for the interviews.

62-116395

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(Personnel File i:

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On approval, Legal Counsel Division

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3B JUL 10 1975

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SA John R, Bowy5 se em!

(Personnel File Former Assistant Director Ivan Conrad)

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7 1975

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall
Re: Senstudy 75
62-116395

2. Borys and Conrad, when contacted by the Legal
Counsel Division, should be offered the services of a Bureau
representative who, if they desire, will accompany them to
the interview, This’ representative, although not actually
present during the interview, will be available nearby for
consultation purposes should the interview touch upon sensitive,
privileged information, such as relating to identities of
sources, sensitive techniques and methods, etc. INTD wil

designate the representative for this purpose. bok

ADDENDUM: SFP:imjge 7/2/75
Pursuant to request of SA Daly of Legal Counsel

Division, SA Borys and former Assistant Director (Conrad were

telephonically alerted to the planned interviews ‘of them.

They were both told that they would be further contacted

by the Legal Counsel Division. Conrad specifically requested

that his unlisted telephone number not be furnished to the SSC,

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{ro : Mr. J. B, Adams pate; 6/30/75 Pile & Com —
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FROM 4 Mr. W. R. Wannali.) 1 - Each Assistant Ay ees
3 > Laboratory
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SYBJECT: SENSTUDY 75 -

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Telephone Rm. __
Director Sec'y —__

This memorandum records the receipt of the
latest request from the Senate Select Committee (SSC).

On the evening of 6/27/75, Mr. K, William O'Connor
of the Department of Justice furnished to Mr. Paul Daly of the
Legal Counsel Division the attached copy of a draft letter to
the Attorney General (AG) from Senators Church and Tower along
with notifications concerning certain matters currently under
investigation by the SSC which relate to the FBI as well as to
the Department of Justice.

The latest request which is identified as a draft
is broken down into three sections identified as: I. Issues,

Ii. Areas of General Inquiry, and III. Case Studies. y
I. Issues—~ if.

er
The SSC's inquiry into the intelligence and counter- oe

intelligence activities of the FBI is designed to examine

fundamental issues which bear directly on the adequacy of

current legislation and administrative organization and procedure,

As a means of examining the issues in the context of actual FBI

intelligence operations, the Committee intends to study certain

specific topics, some of which are general in nature and others

of which involve specific cases, programs or techniques. The

specific issues are set out in the attachment under section

I. A-F.
Ii, Areas of General Inquiry. "
\ _ The following contains descript’ Boll of C375. 23
areas of inquiry into which the Committee Sntends” to engage:
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Memorandum for Mr. Adams
RE: SENSTUDY 75

(A) Legal Authority for FBI Intelligence and
Counterintelligence Activities

(B) Organization and Operation of the FBI
Intelligence Division (INTD)

(C) FBI Internal Security Intelligence Operations
(D) FBI and the U. S. Intelligence Community
({E) FBI Foreign Counterintelligence Operations

(F) Inspection Division Investigations

(G) FBI Intelligence Activities and State or Local
Law Enforcement Agencies

IiIl. Case Studies=——"—"""~
a tome

This section contains descriptions of specific cases
in which the SSC is interested. The descriptions indicate
whether the investigations may concentrate on specific allega~
tions of possible abuses or other controversial matters where
there is reason to believe in the words of the Committee
improprieties may have occurred.

In this portion of the enclosed request the Committee
lists 19 general questions. In addition, under each case study
the letter requests additional information and documents,

The case studies in which the Committee is interested
are identified as follows:

(A). Electronic Surveillance
1. Warrantless Electronic Surveillance

2. Warrantless Electronic Surveillance
‘ and Leaks

3. Surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jr.

4. Surveillance at the Democratic National
Convention, Atlantic City, 1964

(B). Surreptitious Entry

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Memorandum for Mr. Adams
RE: SENSTUDY 75

(C). Mail Covers and Mail Openings

(D). Other Specific Techniques

(E). COINTELPRO and Disruptive Activities
(F). Clandestine Informant Activities
(G). Notional Organizations

(H). Joint FBI - Police Operations

1. The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
Mississippi
2. The Black Panther Party, Chicago

(I). The Huston Plan
(J). Alleged Political Misuse of the FBI

The remaining portions of the enclosed letter are
directed to the Department of Justice and are not being
addressed in this memorandum.

In connection with another Senstudy matter, Section

Chief William 0, Cregar had a meeting with Mr. John Elliff who
is Chief of the’Task Force for the SSC on the morning of 6/30/75.
E11iff apologized for the submission of the 6/25/75 draft letter,
saying it was forced upon the Committee by the White House.
ccording to E11iff, the SSC has been aware that much of the
information requested from the Intelligence Community was being
eld up by the White House until such time as the SSC identified
specific abuses it was interested in investigating. As a result,
the attached draft was put together by the SSC to break the
logjam. E11iff admitted that much of the information requested

in the 6/25/75 draft letter was embodied in the request of 5/14/75.

For this reason, El1iff advised he contacted Mr. K. William
O'Connor, Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, Depart—
ment of Justice, on the morning of 6/30/75 to request a meeting
between himself, O'Connor, and Messrs Wannall, Mintz and Cregar.

+ The purpose of the’ meeting would be to allow E1lliff to clarify
the draft letter of 6/25/75.

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Memorandum for Mr. Adams
RE: SENSTUDY 75

ACTION:

We feel that a meeting with EL1Liff£ would be
beneficial and plan to meet with him as soon as possible
to obtain clarification of this latest SSC request.

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a: FRANK CPURCH, 1QRHO, CHALHALAN ‘
JOHN G. Tower, TEXAS, VICE CHAN Mee - . .
* PHILIP A, HART, MICH. HOWARD i. Da vg TENN, a 7
Ve peter ABDALE, MINN. BARNY GOLUW, . ‘
CHARLES MCC, MAmTaas, “IRs ND, * (
RICHARD S. SEHIVEIXEN, PA, a ¢ j
GARY HART, C o - ale f Pa af oe H
WILLIAM G. MILLO, STAFF DIRECTOR . VUULCS os beclos aaacled serterie
SREDERICK A.D. SCHWARTZ, JH., CHIEF COUNSEL - -_
duatis n. SMoTHERS, MiNOIUTY COUNSEL SELECT COMMITTEE TO

. StuDy GOVERNMENTAL CPERATIONS WITH
; + RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Crunsuant to S. ALS. 21, 4TH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

June 25, 1975
The Honorable Edward H. Levi
The Attorney General
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530

“Dear Mr. Attorney Gener al:

Enclosed with this letter are notifications concerning
: certain matters currently under investigation by. the Select
: . Committee which relate to government entities under your a
' Jurisdiction.

, These notifications are submitted pursuant to an
agreement between the Committee, the ‘various intelligence

entities, and the White House. ursuant to that agreement,
wnc voricus entities in the Bxecubive Branch have agreed not
only to make available tne pertinent witnesses, but also to

submit in response all. information ana material which they
possess that is relevant to the areas and cases which the
Committee wishes to investigate. The response should include
all relevant underlying dccwmentation and other information,
Aneluding documents which may not nave come to the Committee's
-attention and which the Committee has not specifically requested,
and all material relating to any prior Executive Branch inquiry
into the matter. In addition, we would welcome a current
analysis of.the particular auestions raised by the Committee
and any other observations on the subject + that you believe
would pe helpful.

-- .

We welcome the oromine af aconeration and ruil
WELCOMES Cnt PPS AONDaRPratlon 2 TLL

closure that underlies that agreement. Success in fulfilling
the full disclosure policy contained in the agreement is
indispensible to the Committee's analysis and to the formula tion
of our ultimate findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

ane

Within the Committee mandate, contained in S. Res. 21,
there are four broad subjects relating to the intelligence
community which we are required to investigate and study in
order to determine the facts and ultimately to decide whether
---44 .-+ to make recommendations for legislative or other changes.

They are: °

eee
 -. axsYhiforntarion CONTAINED

, coca ls by tle 395.339

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“2. The structure, performance, and utility of
+ government operations with respect to
. intelligence activities;

2. Whether certain policies or practices are or
are not illegal, unethical, or otherwise
_ improper;

3. Whether there has or has not been excessive
' duplication or inadequate coordination. between
and among intelligence agencies and, more
generally, the efficiency of intelligence
activities; and

. 4. Whether there has or has not been adequate
“+ “internal and external control and oversight
over the policies and practices of intelli-
" gence agencies.

In attempting to find the answers to these fundamental
questions, the Committee is proceeding in two ways. First, we
are examining intelligence functions broadly as instruments
of government policy, giving attention to the authority for
particular functions, the problems which intelligence activi-
ties are designed to solve, the procedures by which intelli-

_ gence activities are and have been proposed, approved,
executed, evaluated, and terminated, the range and scope of

, . the activities utilized to achieve intelligence objectives,
and the propriety and utility of the activities undertaken.

. Second, we will examine -in depth’ certain specific subjects
Within the broad topics of investigation. (We would, of
course, welcome your suggestion of other cases that would
give added insight into intelligence matters under your
jurisdiction.) These specific subjects for investigation
are not intended to limit the scope contained in the more

roneral ! guestic Ooms

Gye ie we RANE OD we de .

The annexed notifications spell these matters out in
- greater detail. In addition, they ask certain specific questions, |
set forth certain previously requested documents not yet received,
request additional documents,* and, in some cases, ask for the
names and present addresses of persons who have held certain

* These specific requests are not, of course, intended to

limit the agreement to come forward with all relevant

information and material, including documents, whether or
.not they have been brougnt to the Committee's attention or
-have been specifically request ted by the Committce.

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positions. Where appropriate, the subject's description
indicates, pursuant to the agreed Outline for Inquiry
Procedures, the matter primarily concerns allegations of abuse
or other controversial specific matters where there is reason
to believe improprieties may have occurred. Finally, the
notifications indicate the name(s) of the staff members(s)
who, in addition to the Committee's senior staff, will be
responsible for the particular matters.

The Committee, in the course of the next few months,
will undertake other subjects for investigation as its work
proceeds and will notify you as appropriate.

We look forward to your cooperation in these
matters.

Sincerely yours,

. . » Frank Church
sees Chairman

® John Tower
Vice Chairman

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I. Issues
‘II. Areas of General Inquiry

“A. Legal Authority for FBI- Intelligence and
Counterintelligence Activities

B. Organization and Operation of the FBI
Intelligence Division =

1. -FBI Internal Security intelligence
Operations

2. The FBI and the U. S. intelligence
Community ;

3. FBI Foreign Countgrintelligence
Operations ;

sae

4, Inspection Division Investigations.

5. FBI Intelligence Activities and State
' or Local Law Enforcement Agencies

Iii. Case Studies
General Questions

'. A. -Electronic Surveillance

1

1. Warrantiess Electronic Surveillance

2. Warrantless Electronic Surveillance
and "Leaks" .

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3. Electronic Surveillance of
'. Dr. Martin Luther King

4, Electronic Surveillance and the
Democratic National Convention,
Atlantic City, 1964
., Be Surreptitious Entry
C. Mail Covers and Mail Openings
D. Other Specific Techniques
tae sears wees eBasre COINTELPRO and Disruptive Activities
F. Clandestine Informant Activities
G. "Notional" Organizations

tone cee os H.. Joint FBI-Police Operations

1.° White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
Mississippi .

2. Black Panther Party, Chicago
I. The "Huston Plan"
- J. Alleged Political Misuse of the FBI
IV. - Department of Justice
A. The Attorney General

B. The Internal Security Section (formerly
Division) .

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Pa G@ roveran po BUREAU OF swvesierton, —
cose vue — (INCLUDING DEPARTMENT OF JOSEICE)

‘I. Issues . ,

: ” The Committee's inquiry into the intelligence and

, ecounterintelligence activities.of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation is examining fundamental issues which
bear directly on the adequacy of current legislation
and administrative organization and procedure. The
Committee seeks to determine whether FBI intelligence
and counterintelligence activities achieve legitimate
objectives in conformity with the rule of law. Among
the basic issues to be addressed are the following:

A. What is the legal authority for FBI intelligence
and counterintelligence activities? Should the
ter ot wavacszeePBI's authority be clarified or revised or . Lees
incorporated in a comprehensive statutory .
' charter? :

B. What limitations are placed on FBI intelligence .
' and counterintelligence activities by the

(srr sea ae +) Constitution and laws of the United States?
. Should these limitations be clarified or
revised?

.C€. What have been. the purposes and aims of FBI
- intelligence and counterintelligence activities?
tcmsrauen ue : Should these objéctives be modified? . . a

D. How have the intelligence and counterintelligence
~ activities of the FBI been organized and coordinated
With other agencies of government? Should these
procédures and practices be revised? .

E. What have been the procedures for and techniques
, ' of Antelligence gathering and dissemination and.
‘ ecounterinteliigence operations used by the FBT
Under what conditions and through what procedures
- Should these methods and techniques be used in oo
‘the’ future? ; qv - f Tas a ti oT oS

‘F.° What have been and should.be the mechanisms for
internal and external policy-making, control,

and supervision of FBI intelligence and counter-
\ intelligence activities? .

“3. THPORMEATION c SO 7
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As a means of examining the above issues in the
.1 , ' @ontext of actual FBI intelligence operations,
: ‘the Committee intends to study certain specific
Atstese a ae bopies, some.of.which are general in nature, and
others of which involve specific cases, programs
or techniques. Part II, below, contains descriptions
of the general areas into which the Committee: intends
to inquire. Part III contains descriptions of the
specific cases mentioned above. The descriptions
+ .. «Specifically indicate whether the investigation may
concentrate on specific allegations of possible
- abuses or other controversial matters where there
is reason to believe improprieties may have occurred.
In addition to the topics described below, additional
areas of inquiry may develop during the course of the
.. Committee's work. ; -

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EI. ‘Areas of General Inquiry

mo, A. “Legal Authority for FBI Intelligence and “‘Counter-
Pe Ber intelligence Activities

The Committee is examining the legal basis for FBI
intelligence and counterintelligence activities.
There may be serious question as to the adequacy
of the present legislative framework for the FBI's
. functions in these fields. Current statutes
— ° authorize the FBI to perform investigative and law
enforcement functions, but they do not specifically
authorize intelligence or counterintelligence
activities. Therefore, the Committee seeks to
determine whether the FBI's authority should be
ae “+ Glarified, revised, or incorporated in a compre-
hensive statutory charter.

‘Responsible staff: Senior staff
Task Force leader
Mark Gitenstein

B. Organization and Sperution uf tie FBI Intell
gence Division °

.The Committee is investigating the structure and
‘operating practices of the FBI Intelligence Divi-
sion. Proposals have been made that the national
security intelligence and counterintelligence
functions of the FBI should be lodged in a separate
- agency or othérwise separated from the FBI's

eriminal investigative activities. Further recom-
mendations have been advanced for improved coordina-

‘tion between the FBI and other intelligence agencies,
for strengthened supervision of FBI intelligence and,

ecountorintclliconcece aetivitics by the Attorney
COUNGOYV AMCs. a Romeo SVL SY

General or an independent board, and tor clearer

standards and procedures for FBI activities in this
* area. Therefore, the Committee desires complete
information on the operating practices and proce-~ ~
dures of the FBI Intelligence Division and of the
field office activities supervised by the Intelli-
gence Division.

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The Committee's inquiry focuses on the following
specific areas: .

. (2: FBI Internal Security Intélligence Operations
_ :

The Committee seeks to determine the nature
_and purpose of FBI intelligence operations
{ directed at foreign intelligence activities
and subversive or extremist activities within
| the United States. It has been alleged that
: the scope of FBI intelligence investigations
is too broad and has extended to legitimate
political activities... Consequently, the Com-
mittee must examine how the FBI's responsibili-
ties have been defined.
Responsible staff: Senior staff
: , Task Force leader
Mark Gitenstein

_2. The FBI and the U. S. Intelligence Community,

The Committee seeks to determine what have
been the policies and procedures for coordina-~
tion between the FBI and other agencies in the
U. S. intelligence community. There have been
a, ; oceasions in the past where friction between
- + ‘. .. +. the FBI and other agencies has produced serious
, dissatisfaction within the U. S. intelligence
: community. The purpose of this inquiry is to
- evaluate the adequacy of past and present co-
ordinating mechanisms. .

weet ...-7t -~Responsible staff: ‘Senior staff a
; : ; Task Force leader .

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3. FBI Foreign Counterintelligence Operations

- ot - fhe Committee seeks to determine the nature of
ee ee : FBI counterintelligence operations directed at
; foreign intelligence activities within the

United States or at any other hostile foreign-
related activities within. the United States.
Since FBI operations to "counter" these activi-
ties go beyond intelligence collection, the
Committee must consider whether such practices
require statutory authorization. The impact
of counterintelligence operations on United
States foreign relations will also be considered.

Responsible staff: Senior staff
a . a Task Force leader
. , Loch Johnson
Barbara Banoff

4, Inspection Division Investigations

~ ae _ +» . fhe Committee is examining the relatioiuship
of the FBI Inspection Division to FBI intelli-
_ gence and counterintelligence activities. This

-ineludes both regular Inspection Division

.reviews of Intelligence Division and field

office functions and specific investigations
“ip sere ts - =>: “Of allegations of improper conduct in connec~-
‘ , tion with FBI intelligence activities.

Responsible staff: Senior staff

Task Force leader
Mark Gitenstein

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" .' . 5, PBI Intelligence Activities and State or Local
- Law Enforcement Agencies : .

4 .
The Committee seeks to determine the nature of
the relationships between FBI intelligence
activities and state and local law enforcenient
‘agencies. This subject involves the delicate
balance between the necessary centralization
of certain law enforcement activities and the
Constitutionally-mandated decentralization of
general law enforcement responsibility. It is
necessary for the Committee to evaluate the
centralizing influence of the FBI, as well as
the FBI's role as a’ check on local law enforce-
ment abuses.

[

Responsible staff: Senior staff
: . Task Force leader
Mark Gitenstein
Walter Ricks

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II. ' Case Studies

General Questions

The descriptions which follow of the specific cases the
Committee intends to study are intended to serve the
‘dual purpose of notifying the FBI of the issues the
Committee ‘will explore in connection with each case
and eliciting from the FBI all information and material
in its possession relating to the questions the Committee
wishes to explore in each case. In order to avoid
unnecessary repetition of certain questions which will
be basic to the Committee's investigations of each
ease, certain fundamental questions are set forth
below. As to each case described, the Committee
intends to explore these fundamental questions, and
expects that the FBI will, as to each case, provide
all-information and material it has relating to these
basic questions even though they are not repeated in
the discussion of each particular area. ~

1. What is or has been the legal authority for the

activity?
2. What have been ‘the ourposes of the activity?
3.- What techniques have been employed in the activity?

4, What kinds of information have been gathered in

the activity?

5. How have specific uses of the activity been initiated
and approved? ;

6. How have the targets for the activity been selected?

een =

7 Whae bw otet at Sou OMS Lo veeecmest oo steu t eveet Beye OF
f- What have been the criteria Pox VELELy BULCULLONS

8, How has the intelligence which is coliected been
: used? ”

.. To. whom has the intelligence collected been dis-
' -seminated? |

10. What has been the basis for any dissemination > with
_ * “pespect to each recipient?

11. How has the activity been coordinated with other -
. intelligence agencies? .

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* -¥2. What have been the effects of this coordination?

‘13. ‘To what extent has each of the foregoing been com-
patible with the legal authority for and the purposes
of the activity? ; _

14. By what means has the activity been monitored,
controlled and administered?

15. What are the potential abuses to which the activity
.may lead?

16. To what abuses has the activity led?

17%. What steps have been taken to investigate such .
. abuses? -

18, What steps have been taken to avoid such abuses?

19, What have been the costs and utility of the
' activity?

in | some instances, Lhe Specific gucstions set forth
below may appear to repeat some of the general questions.
The purpose in such cases is simply to clarify the applii-
cation of the general question to the specific case.
Except where inapplicable by their terms, all general
questions relate to each specific case.

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‘ - "Ae Electronic Surveillance '

_The Committee is examining all forms of electronic
i interception of: communications including wiretap-
ping, electronic eavesdropping, consensual elec-
tronic surveillance interception of video and data
communications, local monitoring devices, and all
' other forms of electronic or technical monitoring.

The Committce's general questions apply to each of
' the techniques listed above, as well as to the

‘matters set forth in the following specific cases.

1. Warrantless Electronic Surveillance

The Committee seeks to detérmine whether the
Attorney General should have the authority

to authorize electronic surveillance for cer-
tain purposes without a prior judicial warrant.
This power has been exercised by succeeding
Attorneys General since 1940, upon the explicit
directive of the President. The Supreme Court
has ruled that this power does not extend to
pureiy doméstic matters, but the reinaining seope
of the Attorney General's authority remains un-—
defined by the Supreme _ Court. . .

a , Questions

; The Committee requests that the FBI and the
- Justice Department address the following specific
questions:

tee ae -. a. What is the scope and basis of the claim ,
. of Executive authority to conduct warrant-—
Jess electronic surveillance?

b. What have been the procedures for considera-
tion and approval of requests for warrantless
electronic surveillance authorized by the
Attorney General?

! c. What are the specific disadvantages of the
, ' "+ Judicial warrant requirement for those

electronic surveillances which have been
authorized by the Attorney General?

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Does the Fourth Amendment permit the
issuance of judicial warrants for elec-
tronic surveillance on grounds other than
ordinary prebable cause where. national
security intelligence purposes are advanced
to justify the surveillance?

To what extent, are the specific procedures
of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control
Act of 1968 inappropriate for electronic
surveillance conducted for national secu-
rity intelligence purposes?

Documents

cee The Committee requests the following additional

documents bearing on the questions stated’ above:

a.

All written justifications for the specific
authorizations by the Attorney General for
warrantless electronic surveillance from

-January 1, 1960, until the present.

All documents reflecting the denial by the
Attorney General of specific requests for
warrantless electronic surveillance from

’ January 1, 1960, until the present.

Committee staff access toinformation con-
tained in the impounded documents, deposi-
tions, and other materials in all pending
civil suits which involve warrantless
‘electronic surveillance and in which the

‘Committee has received the consent of the

plaintiffs for such access.

Responsible staff: Senior staff

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‘Task Force leader
‘Mike Epstein

' , 2. Warrantless Electronic Surveillance and
"Leaks"

The Committee is examining several instances of
the use of warrantless electronic surveillance
and other investigative techniques in connection

with "leaks" of classified information. -These
cases may involve specific allegations of abuse
or other controversial matters where there is

Aer, reason to ovelieve.impropvrieties may have

eccurred. Tnese instances include:

po” ae a.

The investigation of alleged “leaks” by or
to 17 Executive officials and newsmen
between May 1969 and February 1971.

The investigation of alleged "leaks" from
a military staff member assigned to the
National Security Council in 1971-72.

The reported investigation of columnist
Joseph Kraft in 1969.

The reported investigation of the activities
of Mrs. Anna Chennault and Vice Presidential
candidate Spiro Agnew in 1968.

Any other instances of warrantless electronic
surveillance in connection with the investi-
gation of "leaks" to the press.

Questions

- -- The Committee requests that the FBI and the

Justice Department address the following specific

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Through what procedures.and by whom were
each of these electronic surveillances auth-
orized and approved, continued, and terminated

As to each person to whom information was
disseminated, please state:

(1) The nature of the information.

(2) The basis for the dissemination.

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(3) The date of each aissenthation,

(4) The use which was in fact made of the
Serene sc etee pe ae ‘> information by the recipient,

c. What evaluations were made of the original
grounds for the surveillance as it progressed?

@. What were the results of the evaluations?
e. Who made them? .

f. What are the reasons for use of electronic
' surveillance without judicial warrant to
ae . investigate "leaks" of classified information
. . _ to the press? a

&-. How does each of the above instances relate
to these reasons?

; ; h. To what extent would requirement of a
cae “‘k -  " warrant interfere with the ability to
Getect such leaks?

Responsible staff: Senior staff
; ; Task Force leader.
. Mark Gitenstein

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Surveillance of Dr.

Martin Luther King

ation of, and deliberations

This investigation examines the authorization for,

regarding the surveillance of Dr. King. This case
may.involve specific allegations of abuses and other

controversial matters where there is reason to be-

( ‘lieve -improprictics
"Questions

Le, ' The Committee requ

Justice Department address the following specific

questions:

s S may. have occurred.

ests that the FBI and the

a. Through what procedures and by whom were

wiretaps and

electronic bugs of Dr. King

initiated, approved, continued, and termina-

ted?
b. What were the
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or Dr. Kime?

c. What were the

locations, extent, and
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grounds of national security,

if any, for the introduction of the electronic

“Surveillances

ad. What was the relationship between the information
a a collected and

. . surveillance?

e. - What evaluatio

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the original objectives of the

‘results of the evaluations?

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k. To whom were any; results of the
surveillance disseminated?

comer see dT Ag. to each person to whom information was
, : disseminated, please state

(1) The nature of the information.
(2) The basis for the dissemination.
(3) The date of each dissemination.

(4) The use which was in fact made of
the information.
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Surveillance. at the Democratic naeabnar——'
Convention, Atlantic City, 1964 -f

srr rece «Whe Committee is examining the use of
surveillance and other intelligence operations
in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on or about the
time of the Democratic National Convention in
1964. This case may involve specific allegations
of abuses and other. controversial matters where
there is reason to believe improprieties may
have occurred.

Questions

The Committee requests that the FBI and the Justice
“Department address the following specific questions?

a. Did the FBI conduct “electronic surveillance
and other intelligence operations at this
time and place?

b. Who were the targets?

ec. Through what procedures and by whom were the

n A. Gecisions made to engage in electronic
’ an) (\ surveillance and intelligence operations
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"ye of the electronic surveillance and other
: intelligence operations at this time and
place?

é.° What ‘was the relationship between eachetarget ,
tanna?

selected and the purnose wf the surveil
. f.. Was the FBI requested to conduct such
surveillance by any person or organization
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reason?

h. To whom were the results of the surveillance
disseminated?

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. disseminatea, please sta “be

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B. Surreptitious Entry

The purpose of this inquiry is to determine the
extent to which the FBI has used surreptitious
‘entry as an intelligence technique, either through
its own operations or through operations by other
agencies and individuals. This case may involve
allegations of abuse and controversial matters

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Questions :

The Committee requests that the FBI and the Justice
Department: address the following specific questions:

1. What are the scope and basis of the claim of

: fxecutive authority to conduct warrantless
surreptitious entry”as asserted by the
Department of Justice in United States v.
Ehrlichman?

2. What surreptitious entries have been carried
out by the FBI or by another government agency
with the knowledge of the FBI from January l,

1960, to the present? Please list by date,
place,and target. .

3. As to any instance in which the FBI has refused
. to comply with another agency's request for |
- surreptitious entry, what was

"a. The basis for the refusal?
b. The reason given for the request?

4, What procedures were employed to authorize any
surreptitious entry identified under 2, and who
authorized each such entry?

5. To the extent applicable by their terms, each of
the above questions and the General Questions
will be explored specifically with reference to
any entry or proposed entry at an embassy in
May 1972.

Responsible Staff: Senior Staff
. Task Force Leader

Mike Epstein

Paul Wallach

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The Committee is examining the conduct of mail covers

-1 os + and mail openings by or on behalf of the FBI and any
instances of mail openings or intercepts which may
have been conducted by or on behalf of the FBI. This
inguiry may involve allegations of abuse or other
controversial matters vnere there is reasoa to
believe improprieties may have: “oceurred.

Questions

The Committee requests that the FBI and the Justice
Department address the following specific questions:

tee ee Ly. The specific purposes. of all mail covers conducted
: in connection with FBI intelligence and counter~
intelligence activities. This includes all
documents pertaining to FBI decisions to request
Postal Service mail covers and lists of all
subjects upon whom mail covers have been placed

Lert nee Geers. aS & FESULE of TBE requests cinee Fannery 1, 1960,

2. The procedures and practices for the dissemination
of information from mail covers requested by the
‘ FBI. This includes a list of all entities to whom
; mail cover infdrmation has been disseminated since
EF are January 1, 1960.

3. Whether or not FBI personnel may have conducted
mail covers in violation of existing Postal Service
- regulations. For any mail covers which may have
been .conducted by FBI personnel or for the FBI boy
WORF iver f..2.8 mtr: persons other than Postal Service employees, from
. , January 1, 1960, to the present: identify the

eta tiete iets sonireyt wast

physical hocublion whore the sa22 VUES Sas
conducted, the names of ail per psons who participated
5 ‘in and authorized the mail cover, and a brief
t explanation of the purpose of the mail cover and
/ ae why it-was initiated.

| 4, Whether or not the FBI has opened mail or caused

| mail to be opened, either with or without the

permission of the Postal Service. For all
incidents of inail opening which may have been

Fo ows Feros =* -eonducted by FBI employees or by other persons

in cooperation with the FBI, from January 1,

1960, until the present: identify the physical

1 location where the mail was opened or inberce ped,

| . the names of the individuals who participated in
the opening or intercept, and the purpose of the

opening or intercent.

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Documents

The Committee requests the following additional
documents bearing on the questions stated above:

1. All documents which discuss, refer to, or
relate to the origins, authorizations,
conduct, and termination of and procedures
for the mail covers, fitercepts, and openings
aes ..,identified in 3 and 4 above.

Responsible Staff: Senior Staff

Task Force Leader
Paul Wallach

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D. Other Specific Techniques

: As to the following techniques, the Committee's
- +  -f dnquiry will initially be confined to the General
, | Questions. As the inquiry proceeds, areas of
. potential abuse and thus of specific inquiry beyond
; the General Questions may develop:

. 1. Incommunicado detention and interrogation.
' 2. Photographic and television surveillance.
°3. Polygraphs. .
4, The obtaining of bank, credit, school, and
wettest os + 1 other: personal records and information, oa

_— . . including the obtaining of information under
false pretext. ,

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; Be. , Sogn and Disruptive Activities

noe eo agaaue vw. SUProunding the origins of, authorization for, and
' dmplementation of the FBI program! known as COINTEL-
PRO and any similar programs . This inguiry may
involve allegations of abuse and controversial matters
where there is reason to believe improprieties may

have occurred. The scope of this investigation
covers:

“The Committee is investigating wt circumstances

1. COEINTELPRO -~ Communist Party USA;
2. COINTELPRO -~ Socialist Workers Party; .
-3. COINTELPRO -~ White Hate Groups; Se tee
4, COINTELPRO -- Black Extremists;
5. COINTELPRO -—- New Left;
win ce 2. oa. | 6,- GOINPELPRO ---Special Operations (except
targeted against hostile forcign intsélligen
services); —
7. COINTELPRO -~ Puerto Rican Independence Groups;
8. COINTELPRO -~ Operation Hoodwink
, 9. Any other activities of the FBI which have or
> have had the purpose and effect of disrupting
‘ domestic groups or discrediting U.S. citizens,

whether or not carried out under a COINTELPRO
program. .

’ The Committee requests that the FBI and the Justice
‘Department address the following specific questions:

‘Ll. ‘Under what circumstances, through what proce-
dures, and by whom were these programs initiated,
: authorized, and terminated?

. - 2s Under what circumstances and through what pro-
tote - ' eedures did the FBI discover and report to the

‘ Attorney General the existence of items 7 and 8
identified above and similar disruptive activities

not included in the orivinal review of COT WEEDERO
activities conducted by vhe Department of Justic
in 1974? “ .

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What were the purposes of each program?

‘In each case, by what means was it intended the
purpose would be accomplished? )

What internal FBI procedures were adopted for
the consideration and approval of specific dis-
ruptive activities .and for determining the
results of such activities?

As to each operation listed above, and any
others of a fundamentally similar kind, identify _
by type the sources of the information used
against individuals and groups for disruptive
purposes.

As to each instance in which such information
was obtained through electronic surveillance

(a) .What or who was the target of the sur-
veillance?

(b) Was the surveillance legal?

(ce) Was the surveillance conducted pursuant to

warrant?
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(a) “What were the dates of the surveillance?

fe) What were the precise means of surveillance?

(f) Who authorized the surveillance (both .

within and without the FBI)?
(g) What was the purpose of the surveillance?

As to each case listed above and all fundamen-
tally similar cases, what was thé legality and
propriety of the distruptive activities? Should
any of the activities referred to in the above
sentence be forbidden by statute, considered

for future use, or otherwise subject to statu-
tory or administrative regulation?

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. 9. In what activities has the FBI engaged since
April 28, 1971, the purpose or .effect of which
has been to disrupt domestic groups or discredit
U.S. citizens or which bear any other similarity
‘to the purposes or effects of COINTELPRO
activities?-*

10. What restrictions, directives, or other measures
have been adopted by the FBI and the Justice
Department to limit or regulate the use of
such disruptive techniques?

The Committee will investigate all COINTELPRO and
Gisruptive activities identified above. On the basis

of a review of the summaries of COINTELPRO cases prepared
for the so-called Petersen Committee, as well as other
sources of information, the Committee will develop
further requests for information and documents.

Responsible Staff: Senior Staff
Task Foree Leader
Les Seidel
Mike Epsteir
‘Walter Ricks

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Clandestine Informant Activities

‘The Committee is examining-all aspects of the

FBI's use of informants, sources, and undercover

-personnel and the techniques employed by such per-

sons. Although informants are tne single most
productive source of intelligence information, the
difficulties of controlling their activities may
increase the possibility of improper conduct. The
use of informants to infiltrate organizations also

-may pose dangers to the right of associational pri-

vacy. Consequently, proposals have been made for
the imposition of a judicial warrant requirement
or other safeguards for the use of informants.
The Committee seeks to evaluate such proposals as
well as the contributions of informants to the

“accomplishment of legitimate objectives.

In addition, the Committee is examining informant
activities with respect to several particular situe-
tions and cases. This investigation may involve
specific allegations of abuse or tont#oversial
matters where there is reason to believe improprie-
ties may have occurred. The Committee's inquiry
covers the general circumstances surrounding the

‘following incidents or cases:

a. Wounded Knee;
b. Kent State; :

c.- New York v. Stroble (Attica);-

.d. United States v. Buckalew (Gainesville);
e@. United States v. Briggs (Camden);

_f, New York v. Dillon (Hobart College);

g. United States v. Marshall (Seattle). — so

’ Additional cases may also be examined.

‘ In addition to the above cases, the Committee is
.examining the role of FBI informants in providing

information to the FBI concerning members of the
following organizations:

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a. Ku Kiux Klan;

b. Students for a Democratic Society;
ec. Weathermen; . |
da. Black Panther Party:
e. Communist. Party USA
f. W.E.B. DuBois Clubs. . -

Additional studies of informant activities with
respect to members of other organizations may be
formulated.

Questions

The Committee requests that the FBI and the Justice
Department address the following specific questions:

1. With respect to both categories of cases listed
above, what allegations, whether unfounded or
not, of improper, illegal, unethical, or provoca~
tive conduct by FBI informants have been made in

_connection with these situations or groups? -
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2. What measures has the FBI taken to investigate
such allegations of misconduct and to prevent
such alleged misconduct from taking place in the
future? — .

3. “What instructions has the FBI given to its in-
formants with respect to possible improper,
illegal, unethical, or provocative conduct?

4, What has been the largest number of informants,
sources, and undercover personnel in use at any
one time during each year from 1960 until the

“present in connection with security, intelli-
gence, and counterintelligence matters, cases,
and prograns? .

5. What has been the annual total amount of funds
(including reimbursement for expenses) paid to
informants and sources for each year from 1960
until the present?


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6. What limits, if any, have béen pldced on the
type of information which informants have been
intrusted to report back to |the FBI?

' 4, What have been the annual percentage of
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potential informants who became paid infor-
\ * mants in connection with security, intelli-
gence, and counterintelligence matters, cases,
to, and pregrams from 1960 until the present?

Documents

Please provide a summary of ten cases (for each
of the following categories) where the FBI's use
of informants, sources, or undercover personnel
resulted in: wa

‘.. the conviction of an espionage agent of a
foreign government. -

2. the prevention of the theft of national secu-
rity information. . .

3. the prevention of sabotage.

kK, the prevention of an act of violence.
cere ee ee 5. the prevention of the carrying out of a con-
spiracy to overthrow the government.

- > 6. any other successful preventive acticus in
furtherance of the FBI's national security
responsibilities. —

Responsible staff: Senior staff
. Trask Forae Leader
Mike Epstein
Jack Smith
: . Walter Ricks eens
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G. "Notional" Organizations

. The Committee is examining the FBI's alleged
ereation of the support for "notional" organizations
for intelligence or counterintelligence purposes.
Although it may rely upon informants and other

. clandestine operatives, this alleged practice is

sufficiently novel to reguire separate attention.

Questions

em The Committee requests that the FBI and the Justice
| Department address the following specific questions: ~

1. What groups, organizations, movements, or other
associations has the FBI caused directly or
indirectly to be formed or created for intel-
ligence or counterintelligence purposes? Please
provide a complete list from January 1,:1960,
to the present. “

@. What groups, organigations, movements, or
other associations has the FBI supported finan-
cially or materially? Please provide ea complete
ist from January 1, 1960, to the present.
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3. In which cases Has the FBI supported or created
such organizations in coordination or coopera-
tion with other agencies?

- 4}. How have the presence of such “notional” organi-
gations affected the public's perception of the
movements of which they form a part?

5. How have any FBI programs for the creation and
SUpNOLE Or sity BeOWOS Deen Coorainated with
any similar programs undertaken by the CIA or
other U.S. intelligence agencies?

Responsible staff: Senior staff

Task Force leader
Mike Epstein

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Joint FBI-Police Operations

* The
_allegations that joint FBI-police operations re-
sulted in misconduct or abuse. These cases are -
complex and involve a variety of techniques.
Nevertheless, they may indicate some of the most
serious problems which may arise in attempting to
deal with potentially violent situations.

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The White Knights of the Ku Klux Kian.
Mississippi

The Committee is inquiring into the relation-
ships between the FBI and other law enforcement
agencies and private organizations in Mississippi
4n connection with the White Knights of the *
Ku Klux Klan. The purpose of the inquiry is to
determine what effect, if any, FBI activities
had on the actions of other law enforcement
agencies and private individuals with respect
to the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in

“Mississippi. Pris investigation may involve

allegations of abuses or other controversial
matters where there is reason to believe impro~

prieties i may have occurred.

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Questions

The Committee requests that the FBI and the
Justice Department address the following
specific questions:

a. Was this organization a target of FBI
COINTELPRO operations?

b. If so, how and by whom was it selected as
a target?

-@.- What were the purposes of any disruptive

operations directed at it?
d. To what extent were the purposes achieved?

e. What disruptive techniques, if any, were’
employed?

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Over what period of time’ did the disrup-
tive activities occur? |

“What evaluations were made of their effects?

By whom were they made?
What were the results of the evaluations?

Were FBI informants used to infiltrate the~
organization?

If so, what kinds of information did the
-informants gather? :

What activities did the informants engage

_din other than information gathering?

Identify by date and names the persons
involved in all contacts the FBI had with
other law enforcement agencies and private

. Broups and individuals with respect to

glleged Kian bombings of Jewish synagogues
and the homes of Jewish leaders in Meridian,
Mississippi, during May - August 1968.

Responsible staff: Senior staff

Task Force leader
Jack Smith
Les Seidel


2. The Black Panther Party, Chicago

The Committee is inquiring into the relation-
- ships between the FBI and other law enforce-
ment agencies in the Chicago area in connec-
tion with the Chicago chapter of the Black
Panther Party. The purpose of the inauiry is
to determine what effect, if any, FBI activities
had on the actions of other law enforcement and °
intelligence agencies with respect to the Black
Panther Party in the Chicago area. This inves-
tigation may involve allegations of abuses or
other controversial matters where there is rea~
son to believe improprieties may have occurred.

Questions

The Committee requests that the FBI and the
Justice Department address the following
specific questions:

a. Was the Chicago chapter of pee Black
Panther Party 4 tareey of FBI SOINPTEL
” operations? . -

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If so, how and by whom was it selected as
a target?

ec. What were the purposes of any disruptive

operations directed at it?
: d. To what extent were the purposes achieved?
‘e. What disruptive techniques, if any, were emplorest

f. Over what ‘neriod of time did the disruptive
aclivities OCtuUrt ;

B&B. What evaluations were made of their effects?

h. By whom were they made? |

i. If FBI informants were used to infiltrate

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did the informants gather?


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to gather the niente ,

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k.. Were the techniques used! by the informants
i ; all approved and monitored by the FBI? If
not, which were not so approved?

1. What activities did the informants engage
! in other than information gathering?

. m. What other methods and sources did the FBI
a . use to gather intelligence on the organiza- —
; tion?

n. If electronic surveillance was used, how _
did the use of such surveillance relate to
each of the general questions?

o. To what extent was information on persons
‘ and groups not members of or affiliated
with the Black Panther Party gathered,
stared, or disseminated by the FBI as a:
result of its investigations of thé organi-
zation? - : ;

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! . Task Force leader
Sots - Walter Ricks
Chris Pyle

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The “Huston Plan"

‘The Committee is examining the HBI's role in the
-.disposition of the report of the Interagency Com-

mittee on Intelligence (Ad Hoc) 4n 1970. This
report as submitted to the’ President included cer-
tain options which were specifically identified as
"illegal". It purported to represent the joint
recommendations of all members of the U. S. intel-
ligence community, but FBI Director J. Edgar
Hoover disagreed in a series of footnotes.
The serious consideration given to such al-.
legedly illegal proposals gives this case
the utmost significance for the Committee's under~
standing of the risks of uncontrolled intelligence
activity. This case may involve specific allega-

‘tions of abuse and controversial matters where

there is reason to believe improprieties may have

Questions

The Committee requests that the FBI and the Justice

Department address the following specific questions:

1. What contacts occurred between Tom Charles
Huston and personnel of the FBI and the Depart-—
-ment of Justice during 1969 and 1970? Identify
by date and names of persons involved.

2. What was the purpose of each such contact?
3. With respect to any assistance provided to the
Interdepartmental Committee on Intelligence
(Ad Hoc) by personnel of the FBI:
a. Who were the FBI participants?
-b. What kind of assistance was provided?
ce. What was the role of the FBI in preparing

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‘4, What were the specific arguments. advanced
for the inclusion of the allegedly illegal
options in the special report submitted for
the President's consideration? Were other
allegedly illegal options considered and
rejected?

‘5. Were any measures taken by the PBI to imple-
ment specific elements of the Huston Plan?
This includes both the allegedly "illegal"
aspects and other provisions such as the
expanded recruitment of 18-21 year old infor-
mants.

6. What are the present: views of the FBI and
the Department of Justice as to the legality
and propriety of the various options included
in the special report?

Responsible staff: Senior staff
Task Force leader
Barbara Banoff
Loch Johnson

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The Committee is investigating allegations that
the intellizence and investigative resources of
the FBI have been misused by‘various Presidents,
Attorneys General, Members of Congress, and FBI
executives themselves. .This subject may involve
specific allegations of abuse and other contro-

versial matters where there is reason to believe

improoricties may nave occurred.

- Questions

The Committee requests that the FBI and the Justice
Department address the following specific questions:

1. Have-persons outside the FBI sought the FBI's
assistance for partisan political purposes or
personal advantage? Please identify each

“ instance by the name of the person seeking to
/-SQ use the FRT, the date, and the nature of the
assistance sought. So eat,

2. In each such case, what has been the response
--of -the FBI?
eceee sees -» -3.--Have persons inside or outside the FBI sought
to employ the resources of the FBI for purposes
outside the FBI's authority? Please identify
each instance by the name-of the person seeking’
to so use the FBI, the date, and the purpose
for which the person sought to use the FBI.

hk, In each such case, what has been the response

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5. What measures has the FBI employed to
a. Respond to critics.

b. Affect the reputation or credibility of or
otherwise discredit critics.

6. What were the nature, purpose, duration, and
results of Project INLET involving preparation

of an intelligence letter for the President
and other Executive officials?

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_f. With respect to any so-called “sebret files"
maintained within the FBI, including the
"official and confidential” ana"personal ana
confidential’ files maintained by the executive
assistant to the FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
‘on his behalf until the’ time of his death, the ~
Committee seeks to establish the contents of
such files, the circumstances surrounding the
transfer of a portion of such files within the
Bureau at the time of Director Hoover's death,
the transfer of 2a portion of such files to
Mr. Hoover's residence, the destruction of any
such files, the transfer of any such files from
Mr. Hoover's residence, the use of information
within such files, and their relationship to
the official investigative files of the FBI.
The Committee desires all information bearing
on these matters, including the results of
any inquiries conducted within the FBI and
the Department of Justice.

“8: wnat measures have been taken to chsere that the
intelligence and investigative resources of the
FBI are not misused for political purposes or
personal advantage. .

9. What additional measures should be taken?

Responsible Staff: Senior Staff
. , Task Force Leader
Mark Gitenstein

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IV. Department of Justice

The Committee is examining activities of divisions of
the Justice Department other than the FBI which perform
internal security and intelligence functions, The pur-

_ pose of these inquiries is to determine whether these
functions have been carried out an conformity with the
rule of law.

“A. The Attorney General

te. The Committee is studying the functions of the
7 Attorney General with respect to the supervision
of and policy-making for internal security and
intelligence activities. The Committee seeks to
determine whether his duties are properly defined
and his office properly organized to perform
these functions effectively.

Questions

The Committee requests that the Justice Department
address the following specitf‘ic questions:

1. To what extent has the Attorney General been
involved in the consideration or approval of
“the policies and, activities of U. S. foreign
and military intelligence agencies?

2. Has the Justice Department made any agree-
- | ments with the CIA or any.other U. 5S. intelli-
gence agency with regard to the investigation
or prosecution of agency personnel?

3. Under what circumstances and for what purposes
has the Office of Lheztal Counsel provided Lewni
advice to the Attorney General on matters per-
taining to foreign and domestic intelligence

activities?

4, To what extent has the Attorney General
authorized cooperation, including the exchange
of information and the conduct of joint opera-
tions, between the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion or its predecessors and the CIA or other

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intelligence agencies with respect to narcotics
intelligence?

5. What standards and procedures has the Attorney
General adopted for:

a., The collection, analysis, usé, and dis-
semination of narcotics intelligence.

b. The collection, analysis, use, and dis-
semination of organized crime intelligence.

ec.’ The use of intelligence information by the
immigration and Naturalization Service.

ag. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
grants for the support of state or local
police intelligence activities and intel-
ligence data systems. .
' 6. To what extent have communications between the
white House and the FRI ar nother agencies
under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General
bypassed the Attorney General? To what extent
should such communications be channeled ‘througa
- the Attorney General?

7. What have been the policies and procedures of
“ the Justice Department for evaluating the
budget requests of the FBI for intelligence
and counterintelligence activities?

Responsible staff: Senior staff
.Task Force leader
Mark Gitenstein

Rarbara Banott

Masa Pains +

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; The Internal Security Section (formerly Division)

.The Committee is examining the adtivities of the
Internal Security Section of the Justice Depart-—
ment and its predecessor, the Internal Security
Division. These entities have supervised the
Department's internal security law enforcement
activities, coordinated certain interdepartmental
internal security policies, and engaged in the
collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelli-
gence.

Questions

The Committee requests that the Justice Department
= «n.:.address the. following specific questions:

1. Under what circumstances, if any, has the
Justice Department seriously considered prose-
cutions under the Smith Act and laws pertain-
ing to seditious conspiracy, rebellion, or
insurrection, or "subversive activities",
since January 1, 1960?

2. ‘To what’ extent has FBI intelligence activity
provided valuable evidence for use in the
, prosecution of specific federal crimes?

, . 3. What have been the practices and procedures:
‘ ‘ for coordination of policy through the Inter-
departmental Committee on Internal Security?

4, “What have been the practices and procedures
for the interdepartmental and interagency
evaluation of domestic intelligence and '
aomestic callestion of foreipn intelligence

through the Intelligence Evaluation Committee
and its predecessors?

5. _With respect to the Interdivisional Intelli-
. gence Unit and the Analysis and Evaluation
\ ' Section of the Internal Security Division,

; a. What have been the practices and proce-
me. agures of the Unit and Section for the ~
gathering of intelligence?

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db. What type of information has been stored
in readily retrievable form by the Unit
and Section?

ce. To whom and for what reasons has inteili-
. gence information been disseminated by
the Unit and Section?
ad. What were the reasons for the submission
of IDIU computer printouts to the CIA, as
reportedly occurred in 1969?

e. To what: extent did the Unit and Section
make specific requests to other agencies
within and outside the Justice Department
_for intelligence information?

-6. With respect to the use of grand juries by
the Special Litigation Section of the Internal
Security Division, .

a. Have any allegations of misuse of the grand
jury prucess in cases handled by Sperial
Litigation Section attorneys come to the
attention of the Department? If so,
briefly describe each such allegation and
what, if any , action was taken by the
Department in response to such allegation.

b. To what extent, if any, did the use of
- grand juries in cases handled by the ‘Special
Litigation Section attorneys differ from the
- use of grand juries in cases handled by
other sections of the Justice Department?

e. To what extent, if any, was- Information
obtained through the use of grand juries
ineluded in the intelligence files of the
Interdivisional Intelligence Unit or the
Analysis and Evaluation Section?

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7. What have been the practices and procedures

. of the Internal Security Division and the
Departmental Security Office for advising the
Attorney General and other executive agencies
with regard to the Federal Employee Security
Program? .

Responsible staff: Senior staff

Task Force. leader

Barbara Banoff

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On 6/26/75 James J&Angleton, former Chief,
Counterintelligence Operations Central Intelligence Agency,

telephonically furnished the folkewing information to
SAL. F, Schvartz.(Q (2)

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Director Sec’y

Angleton recently testified under oath before three
Senators and Staff Members of the Senate Select Committee (SSC).
He appeared without counsel. During his testimony, Angleton
was asked numerous questions concerning his knowledge of
Israeli capabilities to conduct intelligence collection in the
United States. Among the questions asked Angleton were questions
bearing on Israeli efforts to gather nuclear information in
the United States. Angleton indicated that the SSC apparently
is aware of Angleton's past close relationship with the Israelis,
and Angleton feels that the questions directed to him by the
SSC may be related to information provided to the Committee by
correspondent Tad Szule who, according to Angleton, is writing i
an article concerning Angleton's rélationship with the Israelis f
for Penthouse Magazine. Angleton understands that Szgule has ¢ aa)
either testified or has been interviewed by the SSC. {a wr Oo

Angleton stated that he avoided any direct answers
on the above questions by stating that any knowledge he might
have would be secondhand and fragmentary, He advised the SSC

that such questions might more properly be directed to the
When asked who in the Bureau nee be “Pit in t Lip

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area, Angleton replied that he did not know but that he believed

| the current senior Bureau official. concerned with operational
matters to be Deputy Associate Director James B, Adams. (dy) (1)

In addition, Angleton advised that certain questions

he was asked dealt with alleged Soviet attempts to infiltrate
the CIA and other agencies, Again, Angleton avoided a direct
answer and indicated that the FBI would be the appropriate
agency to direct such questions to. Finally, Angleton commented
that in the event the Bureau thought it desirable he would be
happy to personally brief the Director or other appropriate
Bureau official concerning his testimony. He commented that
he has not been asked to, nor has he offered to, brief William
Colby, Director of Central Intelligence, concerning his testimony,

| RECOMMENDATIONS : @

1. We are checking for any available information
in files concerning] Israeli intelligence collection capabilities
in the United States.] Results will be summarized in separate
memorandum,

2, It is not believed appropriate to request
Angleton to brief the Director or other Bureau official
concerning his testimony, particularly since Angleton has
not seen fit to brief his former superiors at CIA. A request
by the Bureau for a briefing by Angleton might be misconstrued
a8 it were to re to the attention of Colby or other CIA
officials.

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The Attorney General
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Mrs. Jill D, Schafer.

Director, FBI

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STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OpERAT One Wien

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
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B. Adams
A. Mintz
R. Wannall

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Ryan -
W. Cook

Enclosed is the original of a memorandum
concerning a contact made by the Staff of captioned
Committee with Mr, Harry Eugene Schafer and his spouse,

It is noted that the Schkatfers,

until March, 1975, served as confidential informants of

this Bureau.

A copy of the memorandum is also enclosed
for forwarding to Mr. dames A. Wilderotter, Associate
Counsel to the President ,

Enclosures « 2

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1 -— Mr. D, Ryan
1 - Mr, P. W. Cook

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STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
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BE: CONTACT OF MR. HARRY EUGENE SCHAFER
AND HIB SPOUSE, —. JILL cee

WITH STAFF MEMEERS OF THE
My. Harry Eugene Schafer and his spouse,
} ire. Ji1l D, "Sohater, served as confidential informants
of the FBI until March, 1975. Ismediately prior to that

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date they were identified as sources of the FBI by
Joseph Alfred Burton, a former confidential informant
of the FBI. Since his discontinuance as an FBI source
“ik July, 1974, Burton has been publicly attacking the

BI for alleged inproprieties and illegal activities.
Burton's charges are diatorted and in some instances false.

s On May 21, 1975, Mr. and Mrs. Schafer nade
E available to our New Orleans Office a copy of a letter
a addressed to them dated oe 1975, signed by Michsel T.

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Epstein, Counsel, of the In this letter Mr, Epstein
requested the Schafers telephone hin collect to discuss
some matters relating to the current 8SC inquiry.

Subsequently, Mr. and Mra. Schafer voluntarily

oh contacted the Rew Orleans Office of the FBI to advise that

, at the invitation of Mr. Epstein they had traveled to
’ Washington, D . ©,, on dune 7, 1975, to converse with

representatives of the 85C. Mr, and Mrs, Schafer indicated

Assoc, Dir, tr.

Epstein had offered to reimburse them for the expenses

ber AD Ano this travel. The Schafers advised that upon their arrival

aon” in Washington, BD. C., at the appointed hour, they went to
Admin. Mp, Epatein's office, Mr, Epstein introduced himself and
cre" colleagues, a male named Marshal Elliott, described as a
Files & Con k@epresentative of Senator Schweiker, and ey De Oreo, a

Gen. Inv. le remearcher.

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SENATE GELECE COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)
Re: CONTACT OF MR, AND MRS. SCUATER WITH STAVE MEMBERS OF SSC

Aceording to the Sthafers, Nx. Epstein began the
interview with tha Schafers by stating the purpose of the
Senate Committee and why the Schafers were asked to Washington,
a oc. Ur, Epstein stated that the Comaittee was trying to
develop information on wint the U. 5, intelligconee agencies
have bdoen doing, what shanges in these agencies are needed
and "where aistakes might have happened."

{ho Schafora advised they requested Mr. Epstein to
ask then specific questions. He asked them what was the
entire period of time of the Schafers' relationship with the
FBY and if thoy wore still associated with the Bureau.
ir. Schafer told Me. Epstein that he was not going to aduit
any agsecintion with the FBL at this point and the veply seamed
to grontly upset lir., Epstein, Ho askod the Schafers why they
had come to Washington, G. C. The Schafers reniied they
wanted to establish some groundwork for any relationship with
the Senate Committee. Mr. Epstein attempted to have the
Schalers rolate theixy activities in bebaiz of the FBI,

Hie, Schafer advised they refused to comply due to ir. Epstoein's
nannex and presentation, The Gchafers stated they received
the definite impressions that Mx, Epstein and his colicagues
oxpecied to hear an afternoon of interesting stories and
anecdotes,

Mrs, Schafer told Mx. Epstein that they had done
nothing wrong, illegal, immoral ox unethical in their
“novenent" activities and they were proud of thoiy contributions
to the nation's internal security. The Schafers related thoy
enjoyed a happy relationship with the TBE and they know of
nothing questionable or unprofessional regarding the Burecan's
handling of thely information, The Sechazors said they made
at clear that they would be happy to tell the 85¢ these
things; howover, since they were not reassured by Mr. Enstein,
and were in fact put off by his manner and his colleagues?
prusque reactions, they would not furnish anything further
to Mir, Epstein, The Schaiers stated that short of appearing
hefore the Senate Courlttee, they wanted to be left alone,

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According to the Schafers, Mr. Epstein and his
colleagues gava the clear iupression that they wore disappointed
and annoyed with the Schafers' reluctance toe toll then anything.
Mr. Epatoin asked if tho Schafers wanted to talk to any of
the Senators and tha Schafera stated they would be willing
to speak to Senator Goldwater; howaver, Hy, Iustein made no _
specific arrangements other than to check with Charlie Lombard,
Goldwater's vopresentative. Mr. Epstein did noteay if tha
Sehalers would be subpoenned; nor were any firma arrangements
made ghout roimbursing them for thelr expenses. According to
the Schafers, the iecoting broke np rather abruptly and
ue, Epstein's colleasues Left without saying gaod-by.

. The Sehafors stated they made an effort to be
wioudly, cooperative and gnenablo to lr. Dyotvein and hic
collcagues, and they made a good faith gesture in oppesring
before Mr, Epstein in Washington, Bb. ¢.

NOTE:

The Schafers, as paid informants, furnished
information from October, 1969, until March, 1975, to the
Bureau. Information in this LHM was contained in
New Orleans teletype to the Director, dated June 11, 1975.
Several personal statements made by the Schafers, such as
"“pearded hippy" in reference to one of Epstein's colleagues,
were not included in the LHM as this type of information
is not fully germane and our reporting of it sight be
inferred as our being prejudicial.

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Director Sec’y —__

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Activities requested a staff interview with former Special
Agent David E. Todd about COINTELPRO and the investigation
at San Francisco of the Black Panther Party.

At the direction of Bureau teletype 6-9-75, San -
Francisco on 6-11-75, advised Todd of above and that he was
released from the applicable employee secrecy agreement_for
the purpose of the Staff interview.

By letter dated June 11, 1975, Mr. Todd said the
interview "may involve information disseminated to other
Government agencies under security classification and may
touch on foreign policy as well."

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Mr. Todd asked: / qo
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1. For written confirmation of the release given SK.
} him orally as well as a release from the provisions of any a
7 applicable executive orders;
_ 2. if there is "any limitation on the scope-of the
“I material" he may release; and

3. Whether he will be permitted to "refresh my
recollection by reviewing official files prior to or during
the interview."

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We have prepared an airtel to San Francisco with an
enclosed letter for Mr. Todd in response to his request. We
are having the San Francisco Office hand deliver the letter
so that any questions he may have can be answered.

We have not regarded requests for interviews as
"demands" within the meaning of 28 CFR 16.22; therefore, no
release from the Department is necessary.

Regarding his request for access to Bureau files,
we have not had former employees make this request previously.
Our position should be that they not have access but rather
rely on their recollection. If they cannot answer a specific
question, the Committee can be referred to the Bureau.
RECOMMENDATION :

Attached Airtel with enclosed letter to Mr. Todd

be approved and sent.
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Dear Mr. Kelley: . fo .
On this date Supervisor Berryman of the San Fran-

cisco Office read to me‘a teletype to the effect the Bureau

had approved a secrecy release for me to respond to questions

from Senate investigator Lester B, Seidel in connection with

a Senate Select Committee on Internal Security investigation

of the CoIntelPro as it related to the Black Panther Party, !

A copy of a letter from me to Mr. Seidel has been furnished 4

to the Bureau previously.

At the time I was designated supervisor of the ‘squad
handling internal security investigations of the Black Panther
Party (BPP), the BPP was international in scope; Eldridge
Cleaver and others had been granted asylum in Algeria; the
BPP had support and/or branches in France, Germany, Scandinavia
and China, Aspects of the counter intelligence program
approved by the Bureau of which I am aware were directed against .“2
some BPP foreign operations, Thus, interrogation by the Senate A
investigator may involve information disseminated to other "
government agencies under security classification and may soft

touch on foreign policy as well,
Therefore, prior to furnishing information obtained

in an official capacity to Mr. Seidel, who according to the
Bureau's teletype will be in San Francisco in about two weeks,
I would like written confirmation of the release which was
furnished me orally, preferably an official document covering
any Secrecy agreement made with the Bureau as well as releasing
me from the provisions of any applicable executive orders which
preclude disclosure of official information without approval of
the Attorney General or an authorized Departmental officer,

I would also appreciate being advised if there is any limitation

on the scope of the material which I may release,

Since the Bureau's teletype also approved a
release for current SAC Charles Bates, this presupposes he
will be authorized to furnish Mr. Seidel with the contents of
files if Mr. Seidel so requests, Therefore, I would also
appreciate advice as to whether I will be permitted to refresh
my recollection by reviewing official files prior to or during

the interview with Mr. Seidel.

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please hend deliver enclosed letter to Mr. Todd immediately.

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Re: "“INTERVIEUS OF PBE EMPLOYEES," in which the Director
advised this Bureau has pledged its cooperation with the Congrass.

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Mr. Daly

July 2, 1975

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4 David E. Todd
| ic. David £. Todd 1 — Mr. Miller
20 Conzoline Drive
Millbrae, Californian 24030

Dear Mr. Todd:

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Thank you for your letter of June 11, 1975.

You are releaged from the FBI Gaployment
fer the purpose of a Staff interview by the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence activities concerning COINIEELPRO
and the investigation at san Franciece, California, of the
Black fanthor Party.

= am uot aware of any other celease you mey require.

mot be present during the interview.
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Counter Intelligence Oj Operations, , Central Intelligence

Agency (CIA), telephonically advised SA L, F. Schwartz

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Mr. J. B, Adams
Mr. J. A. Mintz

Mr. W. V. Cleveland
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Assoc. Dir.
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that he has been in contact with Herbert Itkin, former

when he was discontinued.

Bureau Criminal Informant who also had a relationship
with CIA, Angleton advised that Itkin is being inter~
viewed today at a local hotel by a Mr. Shea from the
Senate Select Committee,

Itkin was successfully operated as a Top Echelon
Criminal Informant from April, 1963, until February, 1968,

He has testified in a number

of Bureau cases and his past relationship with CIA and

We have not been in oye
contact with Itkin for several years,

the Bureau has been publicized.

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Angleton advised that he expects that Itkin will

and if Angleton learns any information of interest to

[ant ir him some time after completion of his interview

the Bureau he will advise us.

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viewed himself today by Senate Select Committee representa~
tives regarding his aa. of the "Huston Report."

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JUNE 27, 1975
TO SACS ATLANTA: KNOXVILLE
BIRMINGHAM LOS ANGELES PERSONAL ATTENTION
“ALBANY TAMPA (Attn? T. J. Brownrield)

JACKSONVILLE cHTcAGQ 1 - Mr. W. M. Mooney
Mr, W. R. Wannall

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Me. W. 0. Cregar
Me. S, F, Phillips

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REBUTEL MAY 2, 1975.
INQUIRIES MADE OF BUREAU BY SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC)
CONCERNING A NUMBER OF PRESENT AND FORMER FBI EMPLOYEES,
INCLUDING THEIR CURRENT WHEREABOUTS, SUGGESTS THEY MAY BE
INTERVIEWED BY SSC STAFF CONCERNING BUREAU'S FORMER INVESTIGA-
TION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SEY QUT BELOW ARE NAMES AND
LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF FORMER BUREAU EMPLOYEES AND OFFICE OF
ASSIGNMENT OF INCUMBENTS, ALL OF WHOM SSC HAS INQUIRED ABOUT.
EACH OF THESE FORMER EMPLOYEES IS TO BE IMMEDIATELY  / ‘EE
CONTACTED AND ALERTED THAT HE MIGHT BE APPROACHED BY THE ssc
STAFF ABQUT THE KING INVESTIGATION. THEY SHOULD BE TOLD THAT

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SAME, QUESTIONS ARE ASKED WHICH RELATE TO SENSITIVE BUREAU
OPERATIONS (SOURCES, METHODS, TECHNIQUES, THIRD AGENCY RULE
AND ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS), THEY MAY REQUEST THAT AN FBI
AGENT BR PRESENT, BUREAU WILL PROVIDE AGENT OM REQUEST OF
INTERVIEWER. AS A PRELUDE TO INTERVIEW, THE FORMER EMPLOYEE
HAY, AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY SSC STAFF, CONTACT BUREAU'S
LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT CALL FOR FULL INFORMATION
ZO ASSIST HIM, INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS AS TO CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION ACQUIRED AS FBI EMPLOYEE. IT IS EMPHASIZED
THAT BUREAU'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE IS NOT INTENDED TO IMPEDE
SSC WORK BUT IS DONE AS COOPERATIVE GESTURE AND TO SAFEGUARD
SENSITIVE BUREAU INFORMATION, CONTACTS WITH THESE FORMER
EMPLOYEES TO BE HANDLED PERSONALLY BY SAC OR ASAC. IN EVENT
THIS WOT FEASIBLE FOR JUST CAUSE, TO BE HANDLED BY A SENIOR
SUPERVISOR,

_ HICUMBENT EMPLOYEES TO BE ADVISED THAT IF CONTACTED BY
SSC STAFF FOR INTERVIEW, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION TO BE
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THROUGH SAC.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONTACT, RESULTS SHOULD BE FURNISHED
BUREAU BY TELETYPE IN ABOVE CAPTION. IF A FORMER EMPLOYEE 1S

NO LONGER IN YOUR TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY AWAY, SET OUT LEAD

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ATLANTA: INCUMBENTS - DOMALD P, BURGESS, RICHARD £,

FUGATT, EDMUND F. HAGGERTY, 0. RICHARD HAMILTON, CHARLES T,
HAYNES, WILBUR YW. SEITZER, ROBERT YW. THOMSON, FORMER -
_ MARION E, CHEEK, 1613 GAIL AVENUE, ALBAIY, GEORGIA 31705;
CHARLES T. HARDING, 2243 PIMECLIFF DRIVE, NORTHEAST, ATLANTA,
GEORGIA 30345,
BIRMINGHAM: LAURENCE T. CURLEY, 1340 WESTMINTSTER
j PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35235,
ALBANY: HENRY G, ROUSE, JR., 39 NORTH MAIN STREET,
ENOSBURG FALLS, VERMONT 05450,
JACKSONVILLE: WILLIAM LEE BOLYARD' - INCUMBENT.
KNOXVELLE: W, JOHN BENTON . INCUMBENT.
LOS ANGELES: JAMES M. KELLOGG ~ INCUMBENT.
TAMPA: JAMES E, MCMAHON, 3110 COCOS ROAD, TAMPA,

FLORIDA 33618,

CHICAGO: JOHI BASSETT ~- INCUMBENT.

NOTE:

Legal Counsel Division has obtained an advanced
copy of a letter dated 6/24/75 from John T, ELLiff of the
SSC Staff to K, William O'Connor of the Deputy AG's Office
(copy attached) vhich makes reference to prior SSC requests
concerning the King investigation and’asks for the present
offices of assignment or last known addresses of 19 individuals.
The list had 21 names, two of which were duplicates. Several

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of the names were misspelled but we have been able to fairly
well establish that the individuals they are interested in
are those listed above. Included in the list were the
following supervisors presently assigned at FBIHQ: William D.
Campbell - Laboratory, Joseph H. O'Rourke - Training Division
and Timothy Dorch - INTD. The caution taken herein in
alerting former employees, as well as incumbents, is same we
have taken by previous teletypes to selected SACs. After
dispatch instant teletype, copies will be filed in personnel
files of all named herein. The referenced 5/2/75 teletype
was to all offices furnishing background regarding Senstudy 75.
We are separately handling necessary response to the SSC.


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DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
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“ FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, QHAIRM:
JOHN G, TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIR ee .

BUNLIP'A. HAUT, MICH, HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN, - ce . ont se

a WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN. BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ. +

ww TER D. SP 'ODLESTON, KY. CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD. .

ROBERT-MORGAN, N.C, RICHARD 5, SCHWEIKER, PA. os re ° .

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@ WILLIAM G, MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR TUL. ol ere
PREDENICK A. 0. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSEL

CURTIS RF, SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL, SELECT COMMITTEE TO
. STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
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Pursuant to our ‘telephone conversation of ens MQEEY I am.
making the following request which relates to matters
originally covered in Appendix D, items 33 6, 9, 13, and
20.

Please provide the present offices of assignment or last
known addresses of the following agents-or former agents ;
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Se

Donald Burgess

“ Robert T. Thompson : o> xe
~ Richard, Hamilton fo al
Charles Haynes Oe
John Benton
‘James Kellogg Ce, KK

James McCann
Henry Rouse
‘Charles Harding
Charles Haynes
Richard Hamilton
Timothy Gorch
Richard Fuggett
Larry Gurley
John Bassett
Marion Cheek

Ed Hagerty
William Sitesis
Joseph -O'Rorick
William Bolliard
William D. Campbell

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All of. these individuals are believed to possess informa-
tion relevant -to the Martin Luther King matter. With the
exception of Mr. Gurley and-Mr: Campbell, all of these per-
sons are believed to have served at either the Atlanta or
. Albany, Georgia, office of the FBI. We understand that
Mr. Gurley and Mr. Campbell were at one time assigned to
. headquarters.

It would be most helpful if this information could be prro-
vided telephonically to Mr. Michael T. Epstein of our staff.

a : neers

Director
Domestic Intelligence Task Force

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° UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT . Dep. AD Adm. _
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PURPOSE:

To advise that representatives of Intelligence
Division this date reviewed 693-page CIA document containing
information relating to joint ventures involving CIA and
other members of intelligence community in sensitive matters,
and a specific request has been made for CIA to furnish this
Bureau with copies of all material contained therein believed
to have a bearing on FBI activities.

DETAILS:

By memorandum 6/24/75 you were advised that
arrangements had been effected whereby a CIA representative
would on 6/25/75 bring to FBIHQ a copy of the 693-page document
containing a series of memoranda and reports prepared by CIA
citing instances wherein CIA may have engaged in activities
outside the perimeter of its charter. As you have been advised,
members of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) have had prior i
access to this document and it contains numerous references vy
to FBI-CIA joint ventures, some of which are of an extremely
sensitive nature. CIA Director William Colby authorized a
review of this document and agreed to this Bureau obtaining
a copy of material contained therein believed pertinent to

this Bureau's operations.
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packages were reviewed by Section Chief William 0. Cregar
and Special Agents Leon F. Schwartz and Thomas J. McNiff
in Room 4123 JEH.

Material contained therein runs the entire gambit
from CIA cooperation, and in some instances financing ,of
Bureau sensitive operations in foreign intelligence field,
to CIA involvement in domestic affairs including cooperation
with police departments and other Federal agencies. In all,
it was determined that approximately 174 pages of the document
contain information which in some respect has a bearing on
this Bureau's operations.

Pertinent page numbers were identified to
Mrs. Mowitt and she is taking this Bureau's request for these
pages back to CIA Headquarters for the purpose of obtaining
authorization to furnish this Bureau with copies of the
pages in which this Bureau is interested, Mrs. Mowitt
advised that she would insure our request in this respect
received expeditious attention and she will furnish us with
the results at the earliest time.

RECOMMENDATION:

None. Above submitted for information. You will
be kept advised of developments.

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SA Paul V. Daly had with Mr. Paul Wallach, staff member of

United States Senate Select GoniiTEEee” on” Intelligence

Activities. The gist of the conversation is that Mr. Wallach

informed SA Daly that he had a list of national security

Inail covers which cover the last five years and that he would

use this list for committee business including for interview

purposes if the Bureau did not promptly comply with the Committee's

request for a list of mail covers.

The contents of the attached FD 302, were: orahly furnished
on 6-18-75 to Deputy Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination,
Michael Shaheen of the Department. Mr. Shaheen and Mr. O'Connor,
Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, contacted
F. A. O. Schwartz, Chief Counsel to the Senate Select Committee,
to protest Mr. Wallach's actions. Mr. Wallach denied, in a
conversation with Mr. O'Connor, that he had stated he had such
a list to SA Daly. Subsequent to this conversation with
Mr. O'Connor, and on the same day according to Mr. Shaheen,

Wallach called Shaheen and told Shaheen that he wanted to talk

to him off the record, at which point Mr. Wallach stated that | i;
he had access to a list of mail covers through a source of his, f
but did not have possession of same. He also stated that he wos
may have suggested to SA Daly that he had such a list. ne

Mr. Shaheen stated that it was obvious that Wallach
could not be trusted and remarked that the Department had been
keeping book on him. Shaheen informed SA Daly that Wallach
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had contacted Mr. Cox, Chief Counsel for the United States Postal
Service, at which time he informed Mr. Cox that the White House
had authorized the release of all national security mail covers,
and requested Cox furnish same to him. According to Shaheen,

Cox then contacted the White House to determine if Wallach's

story was in fact true, at which time James Wilderotter, Assistant
Counsel to the President, advised that Wallach's name was unfamiliar
to him, and that -he. had not been given authority to obtain
national security mail covers. Mr. Shaheen stated he, at the
direction of Mr. O'Connor, was furnishing the Bureau in writing, a
report of his conversations with Wallach and also stated that
O'Connor stated he would no longer have any dealings with Wallach
because of the obvieus unethical conduct and lack of honesty on
Wallach's part.

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6-18-75

Date of transcription

Mr. Paul Wallach, staff member of the United States Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence Activities, telephonically contacted me on
6-18-75 between 2:30 and 3 o'clock P,M., and inquired as to the status of a
request by the Committee concerning mail cover information, He asked if I
Could furnish him a time when he might expect our response to be delivered
to him. He pointed out that he had had previous discussions with me and
Mr. Shaheen of the Department concerning this matter, and Mr. Shaheen
had indicated to him that he could expect the response to have been given to
him by this time. Mr. Wallach was informed that a time certain for
delivery of a response concerning this request could not be given, and it
was explained to him that a vast amount of material was being reviewed
pursuant to request of the Senate Select Committee and other committees of
Congress and that because of the amount of work involved in all these requests
it was not possible to make a judgment as to the date of the response,

Mr. Wallach indicated he felt he had been misled by Mr. Shaheen
into believing that he would have a response to his request and that he was
going to recontact Mr. Shaheen. He made a general inquiry as to whether one
Agent might be gathering all the information and as to whether he might be
allowed to come to FBI Headquarters and review what has been gathered to
this point, He was informed that all disclosures have to receive proper
Bureau approval and that it would not be possible for him to review such
information in the absence of such approval. He asked if the Bureau could
separate the response by making available immediately portions. of the mail
cover lists such as the identities of people who were the targets of mail
covers in the domestic field. He again was informed that this was not
possible in the absence of proper approval. Mr. Wallach stated that he
wanted me to know that he was in possession of a list of Bureau mail covers
for the past five years which he had been furnished by a source whom he did
not identify. He was asked (1) if this list concerned the mail covers in the
national security areas and, (2) was it a national list. Mr. Wallach stated it
was a national list in the national security areas. He stated he was not sure
of its accuracy. He indicated that he would have no reservations about using
the list to conduct the Senate Select Committee business and stated that inter-
views may be conducted based on the list.

Interviewed on 6-18-75 at Washington, D, on i
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by Paul Vv. Daly D Date dictated 6-18 -75

This document cortains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;
it and its contents ore not to be distributed outside your agency.

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He was advised that the list would contain sensitive information
which would seriously impair ongoing Bureau investigations. He replied that
the names were not classified, and since they were not classified he would
have no problem in using the list. It was explained to Mr. Wallach that
despite the-fact it was not classified the list would be extremely sensitive
Since it would impair many ongoing investigations and in many instances the
very fact that we are interested in an individual indicates that we are in
possession of sensitive information concerning that individual, Mr. Wallach
pointed out that if this were the case, acknowledging that he had been informed
previously that one of the reasons for the necessity for closely reviewing the
material to be made available was because of this problem, then the Bureau
should come forward with its own list and point out to him which of the names
are sensitive and which are not. Mr. Wallach stated that only one or two
other people had knowledge of the fact he possessed such a list.

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Legal Counsel to Mr. J. B. Adams memorandum 6/6/75
related contact with Legal Counsel Division by former 5A Richard H.
Davis who had been contacted by Michael Epstein, Staff Member,
Senate Select Committee (SSC), who desired to interview Davis
in Atlanta, Georgia, concerning the former FBI investigations
of Martin luther King, Jr., Stanley David Levison and the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Davis requested a
Bureau representative be made available for consultation
purposes during the interview and that Davis would contact
FBIHQ as soon as a date and place of interview had been determined.
Approval has already been granted by the Bureau for the release
of Davis from his employment agreement for purpose of the -
interview and you (Mr. Wannall) designated S. F. Phillips of
the Senstudy 75 Project to be the Bureau representative at the
interview.

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Phillips took a telephone call this morning from TB

former SA Alan G, Sentinella (has already been interviewed and 4

testified before the SSC) who advised that he had been contacted *

earlier this morning by Richard Davis. Davis told Sentinella

that Epstein had called him 6/25/75 and made an appointment to

interview Davis in Atlanta (exact site unknow) 2:00 p.m.,

Tuesday, 7/8/75. Davis had first tried to reach Charlés~ Haynes,

a supervisor in the Atlanta Office, on 6/25/75 and, being unable

to do so, decided to pass the information to Sentinella as he

knew that Sentinella had had several contacts a FB

relation to Sentinella's own testimony and Dayise oatfde 6, PERG
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telephone numbers at Atlanta (Code 404) as 294-2786 (office)
and 633-1079 (residence). Davis is scheduled to be on vacation
the week preceding the interview.

ACTION >

On the basis of the prior FBI release of Davis from
his employment agreement for purposes of the interview,
Intelligence Division will contact Davis in advance through
the Atlanta Office and arrange for Phillips to consult with
Davis immediately prior to the interview and be available for
consultation purposes at the time of the interview. This is
in accordance with the procedure we have been following in
connection with interviews of former Bureau personnel.

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&LLIGENCE ACTIVITISS E (8) 1-Mr. P. V. Daly

timcloged for your informatica is the original of a
memorandum concerning an interview by Staff Members of captioned
Committee of Misa Helen W. Gandy, former ixecutive Assistant to
the Direetor of the FBI A copy of this memorandum is also enclosed
for forwarding to Mr. James 4. Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to
the President.

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STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH 1-Mr, Wannall
RESPECT TO INTALLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (§5C) 1-mr, Cregar

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Rae: INTERVIEW OF HELEN W. GANDY,
FORMER ZAECUTIVE ASEISTANT TO
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The following information concerning the interview
of Miss Helen W. Gandy by members of the Staff of the SSC ta
Washington, D. C., on May 15, 1975, was voluntarily {urnished to
the FBI by Miss Gandy by Mr: John P. Mokr, former Aseistant
to the Director of the FBI, who was present during the interview at
the request of Miss Gandy.

Miss Gandy waa interviewed by itaff Members Mark
Gitenstein and Michael Epstein from approximately 10:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m., aad from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Staff Member Martha
Talley was also present during the morning session of the interview.
Miss Gandy was not placed under oath, and she was not advised of
her rights or that she could be represented by personal counsel.

‘y vw The questioning of Miss Gandy was directed primarily
. toward obtaining information on procedures and personnel in the office
of former Director Hoover, on the floor plan of Mr. Hoover's office
suite, on the “Official and Confidential" (OC) files maintained in
Mr. Hoover's office, and on the destruction of Mr. doover's personal
correspondence by Miss Gandy after Mr. Hoover's death.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. — Miss Gandy said she was asked about the setup of

aco... — Myr. Hoover's office suite and that the questions showed a special of
Admin, interest in the rear exit of the suite. She explained that this exit was
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ased by Mr. Hoover since it was most convenient to his private
office. Mr. Mohr stated that Mr. Gitenstein had attempted to draw
a chart of Mr. Hoover's office. Since that chart was a poor one,
Mr. Giteastein asked Mr. Mohr to draw a rough chart of the office,
which Mr. Mohr did. Mr. Mohr recalls that he inadvertently omitted

of little or no significance tc the questioners since it contained only

and no files. Mr. Mohr said concerning the back door to
Mr, Hoover's office, that interviewers were informed that persons
visiting Mr. Hoover were not brought through this back door, which
was for Mr. Hoover's use.

Miss Gandy was asked by Staff Members about the use

volames, riag binders of interesting cases, and miscellaneous books.

Miss Gandy was asked how many {ile cabinets were in
her office, She answered that she could not be positive but she believed
there were approximately ten or twelve cabinets of five drawers each.
These cabinets were secured with special locks and the key was kept
in a special locked key cabinet.

Miss Gandy was asked for the names of other employees
in Mr. Hoover's office and she provided the names of Miss Edna Holmes,
Mre. Erma Metcalf, Miss Ruth McCord, Miss Naacy Aan Mooney and
Mr. Ronald E. Thompson.

Migs Gandy was asked if the Office Manager, Miss Holmes,
had files in her office and she answered,"s0." She was asked ii the Office
Manager’s secretary, Miss McCord, had files in her office and she
anawered that Miss MeCord did have those files necessary to her super-
vision of office personnel and maiatenance. She also explained the
funetion of the office receptionist.

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- Migs Gandy was asked whether files were kept in the
Telephone Room and answered that the only files kept there were
background material necessary to the functioning of that office. She
was asked if a record was kept of telephone calls and visitors to the
Director. She replied that a daily log was maintained, and that these
logs were permanently filed ta the main Bureau files.

Miss Gandy waa eaked if files were kept in the office
of the mail clerk, Miss Mooney. She answered "yea," and described
these files as mainly photograph files and scrapbooks.

Concerning the mail in Mr. Hoover's office, Mr. Mohr
said Mr. Gitenstein raised a question about "Expedite Processing” of
mail, to which Miss Gandy replied that the personal and confidential
mail for Mr. Hoover was handled by Miss Mooney and that she,

Miss Gandy, was not aware of just how this mail was handled. Mr. Mohr
aaid he explained to the questioners that this mail was received in the
Routing Unit of the Records and Communications Division and was

taken unopened to Miss Mooney, who opened it. The clerical employee
who brought the mail then logged it and stamped "Expedite Processing”
on the left-hand edge. Then, the clerical employee would take the loz
back to the Routing Unit and whes the mail was subsequently returned

to the Routing Unit for regular filing purposes, the item whuld be crossed
off the log. Mr. Mohr said Mr. Giteastein wanted to know if the
“Expedite Processing” logs were maintained permanently and Mr. Mohr
answered that to his knowledge the logs were not kept after the itema

on a particular log had been accounted for.

Mr. Mohr said that Mias Gandy was asked about
procedures regarding Mr. Hoover's commitments and she explained
that each morning the employees in the Telephone Room prepared a
“commitment card" of Mr. Hoover's commitments for the day and this
card was placed on Mr. Hoover's desk the first thing in the morning

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for his information. Miss Gandy told the questioners that she received
a copy of the commitment card and that these cards were not retained
permanently. Mr. Mohr said that it was explained to the interviewers
that the Bureau had an instruction that items of a temporary nature
were to be destroyed after they were 90 days old and Mias Gandy
indicated to the interviewers that commitment cards were in this
eategory. Mr. Mohr eaid Mias Gandy was queried at length as to
just how Telephone Room employees got their information to make

up the commitment card and she explained that all employees in

Mr. Hoover's office made certain the Telephone Room employees were
promptly advised of all Mr. Hoover's commitments as they were made.

Further, coneerning the Telephone Room, Mr. Mohr
said the interviewers were informed that calis for Mr. Hoover were
recetved in the Burean switchboard and were thee referred to the
Telephone Room in Mr. Hoover's office. The employees in the Tele-
phone Room connected Mr. Hoover with the calla. Mr. Mohr said
the interviewers asked whether the Telephone Room “screened”

Mr. Hoover's calls and that they were informed that the Telephone
Room did aot “sereen" them except for "nut" calla.

Miss Gandy said she informed interviewers, in response
to questions, that she did receive calls from persons wishing to speak
with Mr. Hoover and if he was in his office, the calls would be transferred
to his Telephone Room. She said Mr. Gitenstein made a remark about
a special telephone connection between Mr. Hoover and former Attorney
General Rebert Kennedy and also remarked that Mr. Hoover and former
Attorney General John Mitchell also had a special telephone connection.
Misa Gandy said she corrected Mr. Gitenstein immediately by informing
him that po special telephone connection existed with any Attorney
General except Attorney General Kennedy.

Concerning the OC files maintained in Mr. Hoover's
office suite, Miss Gandy said she informed the interviewers that these
files were kept in a locked file cabinet and occupied about one and

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one half or two file drawers. In answer to questions from the
interviewers, Miss Gandy said she informed them that on the day of
Mr. Hoover's death she spoke with Mr. Clyde Tolson, who was then
Acting Director of the FBI, and with Mr. Mobr and asked to whom
she should deliver the OC files and other Bureau material contained
in Mr. Hoover's office.

Mr. Toleon tnatructed that the OC files and all other
Bureau material such as interesting cases, monographs and manuals
be delivered to Mr. Mark Felt who then was Assistant Director-Deputy
Associate Director of the FBI Miss Gandy said she was exhaustively
questioned by Mr. Epstein as to whether she called Mr. Tolson or he
ealled her and concerning Mr. Tolson‘s location at the time.

arrived at Mr. Hoover's house on the morning of Mr. Hoover's death.
She answered that Mr. Tolsos arrived there soon after Mr. Hoover's
body waa discovered. Miss Gandy said she asked the interviewers if
they desired more details of that morning and was told that they did not.

Miss Gandy said she told the interviewers that Mr. Tolson‘s

delivered the cartons to Mr. Felt's office and answered that she
believed that the delivery was handled by messengers or maintenance
persennel, but indicated she was not certain about this.

Miss Gandy said she told the interviewers that as soon
L. Patrick Gray Il was named to head the FBI, Mr. Felt
brought him to the Director's office to afford him an idea of the office
setup, After Mr. Gray indicated a very special interest in the files in
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was invited to view the contents. Mr. Gray did glance through a
drawer and obviously was satisfied that they contained personal
correapondeace caly and was also satisfied that the Burean material
had been delivered to Mr. Felt.

Miss Gandy said one of the interviewers remarked that
there appeared to be more OC files than had been indicated aad that a
larger number had been given to Attorney General Levi. She responded
that she weuld not know whether other files had been added to the group
after they had been delivered to Mr. Felt. Mr. Citenstein, she said,
attempted to show her a pamphiet apparently containing testimony of
the Attorney General which described certain of the files in question.
Mr. Gitenstein asked her about specific cases ia the OC files and she
told him that after three years she would not presume to try to
remember specifies. Mr. Gitenstein asked if there was a file containing
reports from the Washington Field Office. She told him that she
| certainly would not remember such a file, if one existed.

Miss Gandy said there was much questioning about the
index cards which pertained to ihe OC ities. She told the interviewers
that they were filed in one index file, that cards of a different color
were used and that this index file was lecked.

Mise Gandy said she told the interviewers that strictly
of Mr. Hoover had been contained in the file

cabinets in her office and that from time to time during the past fifty
years, files which were no longer current were eliminated. Co:
the destruction of Mr. Hoover's personal correspondence, she told
interviewers that on the day of Mr. Hoover's death, ashe advised
Mr. Tolson of Mr. Hoover's expressed instruction that his personal
correspondence be destroyed, that Mr. Hoover had begua a review of
these personal files sometime prior to his death aad that some of them
had been already destroyed.

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Miss Gandy said she told the interviewers that up
until the time she left the Bureau, she continued to tear up the contents

of items placed in the confidential trash baskets for destruction.

My. Mohr istormed Mr. Epstein that % would be ridiculous to think
that such a log could be maintained aad Mr. Mohr advised him exactly
how confidential trash ts destroyed in the Bureau. Mr. Mohr said he
informed Mr. Epstein of the Bureas files that were scattered over the
streets of Southweat Washington an a result of the Department of
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Mr. Mohr said that Migs Gandy, when she was
describing to the interviewers exactly how Mr. Hoover's personal
correspondence files were destroyed, said she reviewed each item
that she handied to make cure that it was act related to Bureau

these files, but Mies Gandy did aot mention that Mrs. Metcalf made
the same type of review and Miss Gandy was not questioned
whether Mrs. Metcalf made such a review as she went through the
files and helped destroy them.

Mr. Mohr said that daring the interview a rather heated
conversation occurred over some of the questions which seemed to be
repetitious aad irrelevant. Mr. Mohr said he told Mr. Gitenstein he

felt t% was high time the around the bash”
and come to the point by asking Mise Gandy if she ever destroyed any
official . Mr. Gitensteia that they had a

concerning
that My. Mark Felt had five two-drawer cabinets marked
“O and C Files” im his office. Miss Gandy on the other hand told
Mr. Gitenstein in response to a question that she had turned over to
Mr. Felt after Mr. Hoover's death, as she recollected, one and one
ball Grew ere an eee Oe aa tine Gandy wen Mr. Mohr said
he explained to Mr. Gitenstein that Miss Gandy would have mo way of
knowing what files Mr. Felt had in his office and if there was a
discrepancy, the person to resolve it was Mr. Felt, who Mr. Gitenstein
had said had been interviewed by him aad had heen cooperative.

Mr. Mohr said he had previously explained to

Mr. Gitenstein, in reaponse to questions at the time Mr. Mohr was
interviewed by Staff Members, that at the time Mr. William C. Sullivan

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official who had files in his office that he considered confidential

and relating to the Bureau's work would immediately transfer such
files to Mr. Felt and prepare 2 memorandum atating exactly what
was transferred to Mr. Felt. Mr. Mohr said he told Mr. Gitenstein
he, Mr. Mohr, had no idea how many files Mr. Felt collected as a
result of Mr. Hoover's instruction. Mr. Mohr said it was interesting
to note that he was not asked at any time whether he had turned over
any {les to Mr. Felt in connection with Mr. Hoover's instructions.

Mr. Mobr stated that Miss Gandy was asked during
her interview whether there were any files of Mr. Hoover's personal
correspondence ia Mr. Boover’s former home at the present time and

Miss Gandy replied ,"no."
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of attention to the title Executive Assistant and Mr. Mohr attempted to
explain to him that the title was a Civil Service Commisaion (CSC) title
and that Miss Gandy's position was set up wader the Classification Act
administered by the CSC. Mr. Mohr said he was not sure what was
behind Mr. Epotein's lengthy questioning about this title, but Mr. Mohr
got the impression that Mr. Epstein may have been trying to find out
if Miss Gandy acted for Mr. Hoover on her own initiative. Mr. Mohr
said this was just a guess on his part.

Miss Gandy said that at one point during the interview,
the questions concerned Mr. Hoover's being advised of Bureau matters.
She said the interviewers were told by her and by Mr. Mohr that
Mr. Hoover was never out of towch with the Bureau, day or night,
whether he was in towa or out of town.

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NOTE:

The original and one copy of this LHM is being furnished
to the Attorney General. The copy is to be forwarded by the Attorney
General to Mr, James A, Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to the
President. Infermatioa in this LHM was taken from notes supplied
by Mr. Joha P,. Mobr and Miss Helen Gandy. These notes are attached
to the file copy of this LHM.

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Present at questioning ~ Mark Gitenstein
Mike Epstein
Martha Talley (morning session only)
John P. Mohr
Helen W. Gandy

The first questions concerned the set-up of the Director's
office suite. Special interest was indicated in the rear
exit of the suite and it was explained that this exit was
used by the Diredtor as it was most convenient to his private
office. Hr. Mohr also mentioned the kitchen and lavatory,

as the questioners appeared to be completely unfamiliar with
the arrangement of the suite.

Next, the conferente room was described and in answer to
questions the use of the conference room was explained - also,
information was given re the contents of the bookcases in this
roon, ie, miscellaneous books; the Criminal Code volumns;
the ring binders of Interesting Cases.
Numerous questio ns were asked:
How often did the Director call conferences of
the officials of the Bureau =
what were the purposesof these conferences «
v '. Just who attended them -
were they called by the Director « and was this
at set and regular intervals.
Mr. Mohr explained that tle Dire¢tor from time to time,
as he reviewed matters of policy and like matters that
came to his attention, made notes which he discussed with
the officials, giving them his ideas on these matters and
in turn listening to their views. These sessions considered
Oxer all matters re Bureau administration and policy.

Three; The physical set-up of the office of the Executive
‘ Assistant:

I was asked re the number of file cases in my office -

I answered that I could not, at this date, be positive,

but I believe there were approximately ten or twelve fire-

drawer cabinets =
What were the contents of these cabinets and where
were the so-called o.c. files ~ were the o.¢. files
contained in combination locked cabinets +
I. answered that all of the cabinets in my office were
~ secured with special locks and key, and that the key was
kept in a special locked keyecabinet in this office.
Questionsedid I receive calls for the Director from
his friends and others, and did I transfer them to
. his desk; did I make memoranda of such calls; did I
. . Keep a diary; (Mr. Gitenstein made a remark re a
- ' ‘* speelal telephone connection between the Director
and "Bobby", apparently thought better of it, and
'Pemarked that Mr. Mitchell hada Such a connection)

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He was immediately corrected by me to the effect

that no such commection existed with Attorneys

General other than Attorney General Kennedy.
I answered that I did receive calls from persons wishing
to speak with the Director; that, if he were in his office,
such calls.would be transferred to the Director's Office
telephone room to be connected with the Director if he
should be in his office and could take the call. (Here
Mr, Mohr explained in @tail the system of handling tele~
phone calls in the Director's office and the functions of
the FBI telephone switchboard. )

It was explained that the file cabinets in my office
contained strictly personal correspondence of the Director};
that from time to time during the past fifty years files
which were no longer current were -eliminated,

_ Re the sowcalled o.c. files-~ it wag explained that. these

files were lecated in one of the lecked cabinets; that there

~~ were, possibly one and a half or two file drawers of these.

In answer to questioning it was explained that on the day

. Of Mr. Hoover's death I spoke with both. Mr, Tolson, who at

that time was Acting Director, and Mr. Mohr, and asked for
instructions as. te whom I should deliver the official-
confidential files and other Bureau material contained in
the Director's offices. I also advised Mr. Tolson of

Mr. Hoover's expressed instructions that his personal
correspondence be destroyed, and that he, Mr. Hoover, had
begun 4 review of these personal files sometime previaus to
his death, and some already had been destroyed. Mr. Tolson
instructed that the official-confidential files and all
other Bureau material, ie, Interesting Cases;. monographs,
Menuels, be delivered to Mr. Mark Felt. (Here, I was asked
Where the Bureau material was kept and answered that booke
cases in my offme were used for this purpose.

I was exhaustively questioned by Mr. Epstein as to whether -
ZI called Mr. Tolson (and where he was. located at the time)

- or whether Mr. Tolson called me. I told him that at this

late date I had no idea as to who called whom, but that he
Was assured that Mr. Tolson and I communicated. I also was
asked when Mr. Tolson ary ved at Mr. Hoover's house on the
morning in question and/Wis told Mr. Tolson arrived after

Mr. Hoover's body was discovered. (I asked if more details

of that morning were desired and was told no.)

I explained that instructions were immediately carried out;
the o.c. files, with the*index cards pertaining to them,
together with the above mentioned Bureau material, was placed
in cartons and delivered to Mr. Felt. I was asked who carried
these cartins to Mr. Felt's office and said I could not at
this date answer this but I believe they would nave been
carried by either messengers or maintenance personnel.

“There was quite much questioning here as to how and where the
index cards were filed, It was explained that they were filed

&“ 4n the one index file, cards of a different color being used,

and that this file also was locked. .

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In connection with the above authorizations it was
explained that as soon as Mr. Gray was named as the

new Director Mr. Felt brought him to the Director's
office to afford him an idea of the office setup;

that Mr. Gray indicatéd a very special interest in

the files in my office; that their contents were ex=
plained to him and that he was invited to view the:
contents. He did glance thru a drawer and obviously

was satisfied that they contained personal correspondence
anly, and was also satisfied that the Bureau material had-
been delivered to Mr. Felt. One of the questioners
remarked that there appeared to be more o.c. files than

le had been indicated; that a larger number had been given

to Attorney General Levi....I remarked that I would not
lmow whether other files had been added to the Broup
after they had been delivered to Mr. Felt. Mr. Gitenstein
then attempted to show me a pamphlet indicating what
appeared tb be testimony of the Attorney General describing
certain of the files in question and asked questions re
specific cases which were contained in the o.c. files. I
told him I would not presume, after three years, to try
to remember specifics. He asked if there were a file
containing reports from the Washington Field Office. I'°: |
told him «certainly I would not remmamber such a file, if
orie existed.
To. questions regarding the destruction of personal |
correspondence files I explained that up until the
time I left the Bureau I continued to tear up and dee .
posit the contents of these files in the "confidential
trash" waste baskets; (Mr. Mohr here explained this _
. method of disposal.) that I had asked Mr. Gray if, in

"order to vacate the office as soon as possible for his
convenience, I could have his approval to send to
Mr. Hoover's house files which could not be disposed of
before my date of retirement and finish the taskthere.
He did not hesitate to give me this peimission. (Mr. Felt,
who was present when I spoke with Mr. Gray (in my office)
suggested that a locked room on the fifth floor, with a
key only I would have, could be made available so the files
would be disposed off without moving. . «° .1 said that
would not be necessary and Mr. Gray agreed. At this point
Mr. Gitenstein asked me if I thought I might not be the
only one with a key. I asked him what he would have thought
and he smiled and said he would have thought that.

Four: Questions were asked, in further connection with the

set-up of the office and personnel.
The office of the Office Manager (Miss Holmes). Did she
have file cases in her office. The answer was "no".
The office of the secretary to the Office Manager (Miss McCord)
Were there files in her office and if so what ai

u- The answer was "yes" and the contents were material necessary
for use by the Office Manager in connection with her super=
vision of the office personnel, antixmaintaintugexkbe and
maintainance.

The reception room. The function of
explained. the receptionist was

d they contain.


The telephone room. Here, again, close questioning re

files kept in this office. Assurance was given that

the only files kept here were background material necessary

to the functioning of the office. Questions were asked

if records were made of telephone calls and visitors to

the Director. Information was given that a daily log was

maintained, and it was described. Question was asked re

where and how long the logs were maintained. Answer was
“ that they were permanently filed in the main Bureau files.

Mail clerk's (Miss Mooney) office. Were there files here?

Answer was yes, mainly photograph files and also the

serap books.

. The names of Miss Holmes - Mrs. Metcalf - Miss McCord ~
Ron Thompson and Miss Mooney were requested and given.

At one point during the sessions in being questioned re the
y’ Director's being advised of Bureau matters the questioners were
told by both Mr. Mohr and me that Mr. Hoover never was out of
touch with the Bureau, day or night, whether in town or out of
own, ;

Also, I said at a point when the questioning appeared to be
getting pretty @ar afield, if what they were trying to learn
- was whether there was contained in the o.c. files anything that
pons be used for political purpose, the answer was NO + that
had never found the need to lie about anything.

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RE: MISS GANDY'S QUESTIONING BY SENATE
SELECT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING
FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH INTELLIGENCE-
GATHERING FUNCTIONS

Miss Gandy and I appeared before the staff of the
subcommittee for questioning on May 15, 1975, our appointment
being set for 10:30 a.m. The group consisting of Messrs. Gitenstein,
Epstein and M. 8. Talley immediately proceeded to the former
Carroll Arms Apartment building which is now used as an office
building by the U.S. Senate. We were taken to the sixth floor where
we entered an empty office which contained telephone equipment,
some chairs, and a desk.

Mr. Gitenstein had apparently drawn up a list of
questions he wished to discuss with Miss Gandy and he referred to
this list throughout the questioning period.

There is attached a rough draft memorandum
consisting of four pages and dated May 15, 1975, which was prepared by
Miss Gandy concerning her recollection of what transpired during
the interview. The interview, incidentaily, lasted until
1p.m. when a one-hour break was taken for lunch. The session
reconvened at 2 p.m. and was terminated at 3 p.m.

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I am setting forth hereafter in numbered paragraphs
d stems which I recollect transpired during the interview which
= should be helpful in embellishing Miss Gandy's me morandum.

(1) During the early part of the questioning, Mz. ‘Gitenstein
attempted to draw a chart of Mr. Hoover's office in the Department of
Justice building. He said he had previously visited Mr. Kelley's suite in
the Justice Building. His effort at charting the office was poor at best
and he requested my assistance. A rough chart was drawn showing
Mr. Hoover's personal office on one end and Miss Mooney's office on
the other end. In making up the chart I inadvertently left out the supply
room which, of course, would have been of little or no significance to
the questioners since this room contained supplies only and no files.

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(2) Sometime during the interview, Mr. Gitenstein
raised a question about Expedite Processing" of mail and how it was
handled in Mr. Hoover's office. Miss Gandy pointed out that the
handling of personal and confidential mail for Mr. Hoover was
handled by Miss Mooney and she, Miss Gandy, was 6 . .
just how this mail was handled. I explained that ae R Spee and, confidential
in the Routing Unit of the Records and Communications Division
was taken unopened to Miss Mooney in Mr. Hoover's office where
she opened this mail and the clerical employee who brought the mail
down then logged it in and stamped the mail "Expedite Processing"
on the left-hand edge. Thereafter the clericd employee would take
the log baek to the Routing Unit and when the mail was subsequently
returned to the Routing Unit for regular filing purposes the item
would be crossed off the log. Mr. Gitenstein wanted to know
if the "Expedite Processing" logs were maintained permanently and
he was informed that to my knowledge they were not kept after accounting
for the particular items of mail contained on the particular log.

(3) Mr. Epstein qiestioned Miss Gandy at length
concerning her title as "Executive Assistant.'’ He wanted to know when
she acquired this title and she said she could not recall. He wanted
to know whether anyone else at the FBI had occupied this position and
Miss Gandy explained that she was the only employee with the
title of Executive Assistant who had served under Mr. Hoover during
. his tenure in office. Mr. Epstein seemed to pay a great deal of

a attention to the title Executive Assistant and I endeavored to explain
to him that the title was a Civil Service Commission title and that
Miss Gandy's position.was set up under the Classification Act administered
by the Civil Service Commission. Although I am not sure what was
behind Mr. Epstein's lengthy questioning about! this matter, I got the
impression he might be trying to find out if Miss Gandy acted for Mr. Hoover
on her own initiative. This is just a guess on my part andI am not sure

: what was behind his questioning.

(4) During Miss Gandy's description of the various
offices, she did mention specifically the fact that the interesting case
files were maintained on the shelves in the big conference room in black

folders. They asked what the interesting case files consisted of and I
explained this to their satisfaction; namely, that they were writeups of
closed cases which might be of itt erest for various purposes.

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(5) I should mention that Miss Gandy in describing exactly
how Mr. Hoover's personal correspondence files were destroyed said
she reviewed each item that she handled to make sure that it was not
related to Bureau official business. She had previously indicated
that Mrs. Erma Metcalf had assisted her in destroying these files
but she did not mention that Mrs. Metcalf endulged in the same type of review and
Miss Gandy was not questioned whether Mrs. Metcalf had made sucha
review as she went through the files and helped destroy them.

(6) Both Mr. Gitenstein and Mr. Epstein queried Miss Gandy
at length about the log kept in the Telephone Room of all calls taken by
Mr. Hoover. They also queried her at length concerning a log that was
kept in the Telephone Room of all visitors to FBI Headquarters who were
seen by Mr. Hoover. Miss Gandy explained that these logs, to her knowledge,
were currently retained in the regular Bureau file room.

(7) Miss Gandy was asked regarding Mr. Hoover's commitments
and she explained that each morning the employees in the Telephone Room
prepared a commitment card of Mr. Hoover's commitments for the day
and this card was placed on Mr. Hoover's desk the first thing in the
morning for his information. Miss Gandy reported that she received a
copy of this commitment card. She was asked whether these commitment
cards were réained permanently and she replied in the negative. Somewhere
along the line it was explained to the interviewers that the Bureau had an
instruction that all items of a temporary nature, such as ticklers and the
' like were to be destroyed after they were 90 days old. Miss Gandy
indicated these commitment cards would have come under this category
for destruction. Miss Gandy was queried at length as to just how the
Telephone Room employees got their information to make up the commitment
_ ecard and she explained that all employees in Mr. Hoover's office made
certain the Telephone Room employees were promptly advised of all of
Mr. Hoover's commitments as they were made.

(8) In explaining the telephone set-up in the Department of Justice
building as far as iit related to the FBI, the Staff members were informed
that calls for Mr. Hoover were received in the Bur eau's switchboard and
were then referred to the Telephone Room in Mr. Hoover's office and the
employees in the Telephone Room handled the problem of connecting
Mr. Hoover with the caller. They wanted to know whether employees in
the Telephone Room screened Mr. Hoover's telephone calls and they were
informed Telephone Room employees did not screen them except for "nut"
calls.

(9) During a rather heated conversation inthe afternoon
YY about some of the questioning being done vhich seemed to be repetitious and


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irrelevant, Mr. Gitenstein was told by me that I felt it was high time
the questioners quit "beating around the bush" and came to the point by
asking Miss Gandy if she had ever destroyed any official and
confidential files. Mr. Gitenstein replied they had a discrepancy
concerning the O and C files in that a reliable source had reported
that Mr. Mark Felt had five two-drawer cabinets marked "O and C Files”
in his office. Miss Gandy on the other hand told Mr. Gitenstein in
response to a question that she had turned over to Mr. Felt after
Mr. Hoover's death, as she recollected, one and one-half drawersand
possibly two drawers. of O and C files. I explained to Mr. Gitenstein
that Miss Gandy would have no way of knowing what files Mr. Felt had
in his office and if there was a discrepancy the person to resolve the
discrepancy was Mr. Felt who Mr. Gitenstein had told me previously
had been interviewed by him and had been cooperative. I had previously
explained to Mr. Gitenstein in response to que stions he asked me when I
appeared before the Staff that at the time Mr. William C. Sullivan had
furnished the data of the 17 White House telephone taps to Mr .Mardian in
the Internal Security Division of the Department that Mr. Hoover had
instzu cted that any Assistant Director or Bureau official who had any
files in his office he considered to be confidential and relating to the
Bureau's work were to be immediately transferred to Mr. Felt and
a memorandum prepared concerning exactly what was transferred to
Mr. Felt. Itold Mr. Gitenstein I had no idea how many files Mr. Felt
collected as a result of Mr. Hoover's instructions. It is interesting to

' note that I was not asked at any time whether I Ind turned over any files -
to Mr. Felt in connection with Mr. Hoover's instructions.

(10) Miss Gandy was asked whether there were any files.
vor Mr. Hoover's personal correspondence in Mr. Hoover's former hone
at the present time. Miss Gandy replied no.

(11) At some point during the interview a reference was
made to the confidential trash baskets maintained in the Bure au, to wit,
the trash baskets with the painted rim+-on top. Mr. Epstein wanted to
know if a log was maintained of items placed in the confidential trash
baskets for destruction. I informed him it wuld be ridiculous to think

: that such a log could be maintained and he was advised exactly how
confidential trash is destroyed in the Bureau. He was also informed of
the Bureau files that were scattered over the streets of Southwest Washington
as a result of the Department of Justice engaging in destruction of some of
their files. This reference permitted an immediate termination of any
questions along the lines of the destruction of confidential trash.

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(12) Miss Gandy refers to the fact that questions were
raised concerning Mr. Hoover's back door entrance. The questions
concerning this back door were to determine just who used this
back door entrance and its purpose. In addition to explaining it was
immediately adjacent to the elevators at 9th and Pennsylvania Avenue
which Mr. Hoover used to enter and exit the building, they were also

“ advised that this was Mr. Hoover's private and personal entrance and
that persons wishing to see Mr. Hoover were not brought through this
back door.

The foregoing is submitted for information purposes and
as an auxiliary record of Miss Gandy's appearance before the Staff of the
Senate Select Committee on May 15, 1975, accompanied by me,
John P. Mohr.

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FroM/ : Legal Counse’

On 6/9/75, Mr. K. William O'Connor advised me that the 1s’ Fs es
Senate Select Committee would like to obtain access to Appendices A
through E of the original Petersen Committee report on COINTHLPRO.
He advised that the Deputy Attorney General had requested him to
determine by the morning of 6/10/75 whether the FBI would object to
disclosing the Appendices to the Committee. Subsequently, Mr. O'Connor
sent mea copy of a notehe addressed to the Deputy Attorney General
dated 6/9/75, and its enclosure (a copy of a letter from Senator Church
to the Attorney General dated 6/9/75), both of which pertain to the
Senate Select Committee request to have access to Appendices A through
E of the Petersen report. The letter also requests access to Appendices
K and L for inspection by designated Committee staff at the Department of
Justice (Copies of these two are attached).

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Previously, the Intelligence Division has been requested to

review Appendices A through E which are summaries of the several
i CONINTELPRO programs. This memorandimshould be referred to the

Intelligence Division to indicate the néed to expédite that review and to
Sofurnish appropriate recommendations to the Director concerning any ws
objections the FBI should have to disclosure of the Appendices requested.
— in view of the urgency of the information furnished by Mr. O'Connor
it is suggested that this memorandum serve as the authority for the disclosing
of the requested Appendices in the absence of any strong objections, by the eon
Intelligence Division,

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“the morning of 6/10/75, that the FBI will defer to the judgment of the Deputy
Attorney General in regard to disclosure orSPpéndices A through E ef the
Petersen report and of limited access to Appendices K and L by designated
staff representatives. _ “VU

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ADDENDUM: INTELLIGENCE DIVISION 6/10/75 i

Intelligence Division strongly feels Exhibits A through E should not
be made available, These constitute work papers prepared on an expedite -
basis by Special Agents operating under the understanding their effort was
of a rough draft nature which would be utilized by a committee of the Justice
Department and FBI for an in-house investigation. The Agents preparing |
the documents never conceived that their effort would be subject to review
outside of the Department and particularly outside the Executive Branch.

By letter dated 4/21/75 to the Attorney General it was pointed
out these exhibits related to the internal deliberations of the Department
and FBI representatives, some of the material in these summaries is
classified and relates to sensitive operations and they should not be revealed.
Also, Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Silberman in testimony before the
Civil Rights and Constitutional Rights Subcommittee (Edwards Committee)
on £14/20/74 indicated as regards these documents, "If we had thought it was
appropriate to release the full discussion we would have done so at the time.
There are a lot of internal working documents which go into the making of a
final report, *

Further, if these documents are released to the SSC, or if the
Coremittee is allowed access to them, we would not then be in a position to
deny access to them by the Edwards Committee or the House Select Committee
on Intelligence (‘Nedzi), Should they be released and come within the public
domain, we could then be in a position of violating individual rights of privacy
and compromising sensitive investigative techniques and Bureau sources,

We feel we should first go through these work papers and excise such items
to avoid any such complication.

Der INTD recommends Legal Counsel advise Mr, O'Connor we strongly
Mie object to the release of the above Exhibits to the SSC, However, we
y ‘\ recognize our objection may be overruled by the Attorney General; and if so,
picoied y we would request we bave an opportunity to make the excisions noted above
suit ye vad at prior to ie ihe) ppartment turning the Exhibits over to the SSC,

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. Sune 9, 1975"

TO: Harold R. ‘Tyler, Jr. ;
Deputy Attorney General \

FROM: Bill O'Connor . , ~

This letter follows up the dialogue
described in my memo of June 5; Mr. Mintz a :
advised me on June 9, that the Bureau would
respond promptly with its views, I am

supplying Mr. Mintz a copy of this letter

for 1 his file.

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PHILIP A. HART, MICH. . + MOWARD H, BAKA R., TENN.

WALTER &, MONOALE, MINN. BARRY GOL; ER, ARIZ,
WALTER D. HUDOLESTCN; KY, CHARLES ATHIAS, JRey MO.
ROBERT MORGAN, N.C. RICHARD se ‘EIKER, PAs

GARY HART, COLO.
WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR
FREDERICK A. Q. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSEL
CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL,

AWnites S1$Bs Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

: The Honorable Edward H. Levi

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL. OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(eunsuant To s. RES. 2t, sTH CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON, D.C.. 20510

June 9, 1975

Attorney General : .
Department of Justice ’ . ; |
Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

Thank you for your letters ‘of May UT and May 23,
1975, informing the Select Committee of five additional
COINTELPRO-—type operations disclosed by the continuing FBI
review of its counterintelligence files. The Committee ap-
preciates your candor in disclosing the sensitive aspects of
these programs. Pursuant to its rules, the Committee will’
handle this information with the necessary security.

I have been informed that a member of the Commit-
tee staff has inspected and taken notes on the 39~page
report of the Petersen committee on COINTELPRO. I believe
that our security arrangements are more than sufficient to
safeguard the confidentiality of its contents. The Commit-
tee members themselves as well as the staff would be con-
venienced by its availability in our secure facilities.

I believe that it is vitally important for the Com-
mittee to be provided with Appendices A through E of that
report. These documents will also be handled according to
our stringent security arrangements. In addition, Appendices
K and L should be made available for inspection by designated
Committee staff at the Department of Justice. I understand
that these appendices are not "raw files" of the FEI.

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ALL INFORT*ATION CONTA —O
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The Honorable Edward H. Levi :
Page Two ’ June 9, 1975

These requests do not preclude the Committee from further
‘pursuing its original request for COINTELPRO materials.

Finally, I cannot emphasize too much the importance
to the Select Committee's work of fully understanding COINTEL-
PRO matters. In this regard, I wish to thank you again for
calling the new materials, which we will follow up in due
course, to our attention.

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Chairman

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°° 803 Harold R. Tyler, Jr. woe
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FROM: K. William O'Connor’
. 7 Special Counsel for
te Intelligence Coordination

. SuBsECT: COINTELPRO/Petersen Report

On June 4, 1975, Mp. ELLIff of SSC reviewed the
3$-~page Petersen Report. Afterwards, he had a confer-
ence with me from 4:15 to 4:45, The conference resulted
in a modification of the previous request. I told him
I would be back in touch with him at an appropriate time.
He also indicated a probable future course of action by
the Committee.

Jo. B&
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BS .s The modification is as follows: -
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: § 8 &S As to Appendices A-E (the summaries prepared by
\E = the FBI of certain COINTELPRO operations) Committee °
; -Istaff access is requested. Mr. Elliff advised that he
g iq understood that the FBI raw files question was most
t sensitive, and that he would propose to have staff of

the Committee review these Exhibits, and, if the infor-
mation in these Exhibits was not sufficient for their
‘purposes, to then request an expanded summary of any
particular topic pic summarized, without reaching the issue
of access to the Bureau! s “naw Files",

i
As to F-J-Staff Assessments ~ he feels these are
not of. pressing present importance.

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As to K-L (summary reports on espionage matters),
[he would like personal access; he does not view this
as important as A~5 above.

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these are not of immediate interest,

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As to O-FBI public statement - no interest.

: As: to P (the overall FBI recommendation) 5 he
would like personal access. ;

. X discussed as an alternative, access ‘to the

initiating documents in the COINTELPRO matters; and
cn that I would attempt to obtain those as an alternative

Hoof solution to his inquiry. He said that he might be
i interested in those documents, but they were far less
i - important to him than access to A-E. He reiterated
his sensitivity to the question of raw files, and.
indicated a strong inclination to avoid the raw files 4
question, proceeding by the proposed expanded summaries | i
route if necessary, with expanded summaries to be pre-
pared only in the event of specific questions being
raised after staff access to A-E,

He then went on to state that he perceived a
significance in the recommendation and proposals of the
Petersen Report; and that he felt FBI and DOJ policies
might be perceived as at loggerheads, although this was
muted in the prose. He said that he felt sure that, at
an appropriate time, the Committee would wish to explore,
by AG testimony at SSC, the actions of the DOJ on the

. recommendation reflected in the report. I said that I
understood his interest in that process.

My recommendation is that, in view of the retrench~
ment regarding "raw files", A-E be made available, under
the conditions outlined above; I am furnishing a copy of
this memorandum to Mr. Daly for dissemination to appro-
priate Executives of the Bureau, and to ‘Mr. Maroney of
the Criminal Division.

I believe a prompt decision as to A-E would be
most helpful.

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for Access to Classified Information or Material on the Part, -

of Esployees of the Senate and House Select Committees on

Intelligence Activities," which was prepared at the oral ai
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- Mr. W. R. Wannall

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1 - Mr. L. F. Schwartz
HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
INTELLIGENCR ACTIVITIES

Attached is a copy of a memorandum entitled

“precedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to
Classified Information or Material on the Part of Employees

' of the Senate and House Select Comaittees on Intelligence
Activities," which has been prepared pursuant to the oral
request of Representative Iuecien N. Nedgi. The procedures
outlined in the enclosed memorandum are already being
followed with regard to the Senate Select Committee, which
has been furnished a copy separately.

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 ,.. Of a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth investigative Cir"
av and clearance procedures which we have been following with
the SSC and which Mr. Nedzi indicated would be agreeable
assoc or. ___ to his Committee. The Memorandum of Understanding was prepared
pee and was coordinated with CIA and appropriate representatives
Asst. Dir of the Intelligence Community Staff who recommended certain
Cone san Changes which were set forth in memorandum from W. 0. Cregar
ext. Attors to Mr. W. R. Wannall, 6/3/75. The latter memorandum recommended
con me that the revised Memorandum of Understanding be forwarded to the
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NOTE CONTINUED:

Attorney General for his approval and subsequent transmittal
to-lMr. Nedzi. In accord with the recommendation in memorandum
from G. R. Steel to Mr. W. V. Cleveland 6/10/75, a copy is
also being furnished to the Attorney General for transmittal
to the Senate Select Committee,

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TR GX LHM [7)Memo~— [7] Report datea_6/19/75
House Select Committee on Intelligence Actvts
Cartion of Document: Procedures for Determining Eligibil-

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Hcuse Select Committees on Intelligence

Activities
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTAND ING

Subject: Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access
to Classified Information or Material on thé Part
of Employees of the Senate and House Select

Committees on Intelligence Activities -

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will conduct
background investigations at the request of the appropriate
Committee Chairman of applicants and employees of the respective
staffs of above-mentioned Committees, so that a determination can

be made as to their suitability for employment and as to their

trustworthiness for access to classified information. in accordance

with Executive Order 11652 and, where necessary, for access to
compartmented information in accordance with the standards set
forth in Director of Central Intelligence Directive 1-14.

The FBI will furnish a summary memorandum containing
the results of its investigation to the appropriate Committee
Chairman.

In the case of an applicant, or employee, the Committee
Chairman will make a determination as to the person's suitability
for employment.

No person shall be given access to any classified

information or material unless such person has been determined

by 2. - Lt BF -WE

ege ucts

by the respective Chairman to be trustworthy and unless

access to such information or material is necessary in the
performance of the person's duties. |
Where there is a question of trustworthiness for
access to classified information, the Committee Chairman may
wish to have the summary memorandum furnished to the Director
of Central Intelligence (DCI) by the FBI, with a request for

the DCI's advice. In all instances, the Committee Chairman

will make the final determination.


fuyae . too hoe

MTE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS.ON REVERSE
5 . CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE hh. BEFORE COMPLETING.

TO: Int@lligence Community Staff FROM:
ATTN: Central Index FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

1. HOW PROVIDED (check appropriate term. If a document was made available 2. DATE PROVIDED
' for review but not transmitted, so note.) / 9/7
|x | socument | [onserinc | [iwreeview | [restimony | [orner |

+ TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate ‘term; add specific names if appropriate)

+ IDENTIFICATION (provide descriptive data for documents; give name or identification number of briefer,
interviewee, testifier and subject)

Memorandum with an attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

. EN RESPONSE TO (list date and item number if in response to formal request, other- + CLASSIFICATION OF
wise state verbal request of (name), initiative, subpoena, etc.) INFORMATION (enter
U, C, S, TS or

Representative Iucien N. Nedgi, Chairman, HSC, Codeword)
orally requested MOU regarding investigation and 0
clearance procedurés

. KEY WORDS (enter the appropriate key words from the list provided separately; if key words not listed are
used underline for emphasis)

Agreements, other
Organization and Staffing

. SUMMARY (See reverse side before completing this item)

MOU entitled "Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access
to Classified Information or Material on the Part of Employees
of the Senate and House Select Committees on Intelligence
Activities," furnished to HSC and SSC.

ALL TIFORMATION C777 *L

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Date. fo~ -200b BYS be .
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Sanaa

_ INSTRUCTIONS

6 Type or print clearly in ink.
e Indicate classification of the abstract top and bottom. 1
e Date the abstract and put on any internal control numbers required.

e "FROM" entry should clearly identify the organization providing the
information.

e I£ additions. (as when a copy of document sent to SSC is later sent to
HSC) or changes to a previously submitted form are necessary, submit a
copy of thé original abstract, with thé change indicated.

SPECIFIC ITEM NO. 8. SUMMARY - enter brief narrative statement describing
substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community
matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests
should be noted. Commitments made to supply additional information should be
noted. Additionally, certain administrative information may be entered here,
e.g., restrictions on review of a document, if document was paraphrased, whether

interviewee is current or former employee, etc. If actual document or transcript

is provided, that fact should be noted and no summary is required. Additional
pages may be attached if necessary.

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DATE:

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Assoc. Dir,

Dep. AD Adm. _
Dep. AD Inv. __

Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
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Training

Legal Coun,

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Director Sec’y

Reference is made to the memorandum of Mr. W. O. Cregar

to Mr. W. R. Wannall dated 6-3-75, concerning the above committee
Attached for approval was a revised draft of the Memorandum of
Understanding concerning clearance procedures for Staff Members
It was pointed out that in accordance
with opinion expressed by John M. Clarke, Associate Deputy,
Intelligence Community Staff, and Donald E. Moore, Chairman,
Security Committee, U. S. Intelligence Board, a copy of the
Memorandum of Understanding will not be furnished to Senator Chur
The revised draft is to be furnished the Attorney General for

of captioned Committees.

his approval.

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Inserted in the revised draft are references to P
Executive Order (EO) 11652 and Director of Central Intelivgence
Both are limited in their stated
application to the Executive Branch and here their application
is being extended to the Legislative Branch, which apparently
has no established clearance procedure nor suitability for
Of particular interest is that part of
the "Personnel Security Approval Criteria" under DCID 1/14
"The individual shall be stable, of excellent
character and discretion and of unquestioned loyalty to the

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It is felt that we are confronted with a complex legal Gi
problem here and it would appear that if the Senate Select
Committee is a party to the Memorandum of Understanding, it is
“entitled to a copy of such communication to prevent any misun-
“y derstanding in the future and to protect the FBI which ha
4 up this Memorandum of Understanding.

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Memorandum to Mr. Cleveland
Re: Senate and House Select Committees
on Intelligence Activities

Referenced memorandum pointed out that Mr. Clarke
and Mr. Moore were of the opinion that since Senator Church's
Committee was already following the procedures outlined in
the Memorandum of Understanding, and had completed the
Committee Staff, it would be inappropriate to furnish a copy
of the Memorandum of Understanding to Senator Church. How
would the Senate Select Committee know it is following the
procedures outlined inithe Memorandum of Understanding if
it does not have a copy? Does it have a copy of DCID 1/14
which has been, and possibly still is, classified?

The FBI has now received a request for a total
of 122 investigations from the Senate Select Committee.
This is many more than anticipated with all expenses absorbed
by the FBI in connection with a function of the Legislative
Branch, In addition, 16 requests have been received to
date from the House Select Committee, Also the FBI has been
asked by the Senate Select Committee to conduct additional
investigation concerning Patricia Ann Monaco, already employed
by the Committee, who admits living with Neal Stevens up
to 4-75, and frequenting a lounge known as a hangout for
prostitutes, Neal Stevens has said he engaged "in all forms
of sexual activities" with Monaco. There is also the definite
possibility that we will have to process many of these cases
under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974,

To date notification has been received from the
Director of Central Intelligence (CIA) that a total of 49
employees of the Senate Select Committee have been certified
as meeting requirements of EO 10450 (Security Requirements
for Government Employment) for access to classified information
up to and including Top Secret. Of this number, 17 staff
members have been briefed on compartmented information and an
additional 5 staff members designated to receive compartmented
information. From the above it is not clear that, as stated
by Mr. Clarke and Mr. Moore, that the Senate Select Committee
"had completed the Committee Staff."

It is noted that CIA refers to EO 10450 but the
Memorandum of Understanding, as approved by CIA, does not
refer to EO 10450.

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Memorandum to Mr. Cleveland
Re: Senate and House Select Committees
on Intelligence Activities

RECOMMENDATION: That the recommendation in referenced
memorandum Of 6~3-75, with regard to not furnishing a
copy of the Memorandum of Understanding to Senator Church
be reconsidered,

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

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Federal Bureau of Investigation wo Mrerennemnesnet

K. William O'Connor
Special Counsel for Intelligence
Coordination

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Access to Bureau Files Re Halperin Case

VIUES

Pursuant to my conversation with S/A McNiff, it is requested
that the Bureau files in this matter be made available under
controlled circumstances to Mr. Shaheen for his review in order
to facilitate the Department's resolution of pending requests from
the Senate Select Committee.

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1 - Me. W. R. Wannall

The Attorney General June 26, 1975

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a Co 1- Me. T. J. McNiff
U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
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Reference is made to memorandum from K. William AN

6'Connor, Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination,
Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to Assistant Director

John A, Mintz, Legal Counsel Division, Federal Bureau of NY
Investigation, dated June 23, 1975, captioned "Access to
Bureau Files Re Halperin Case." \ \

2

Pursuant to request contained in referenced
communication, Bureau files relating to the Halperin case
are available for review under controlled circumstances, at
FBI Headquarters.by Mr, Michael E, Shaheen, Jr., Deputy
Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, Department,

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of Justice.

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this Bureau, Government Interdepartmental Code 175, Extension _&

4636, for the purpose of finalizing the date and time at 3

which the requested review will be made. 4 g

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HOTE:

Memoranda 6/17/75 and 6/23/75, W. 0. Cregar to
Mr. W. R. Vannall captioned "Senstudy 75" advised that the
Senate Select Committee (SSC) has made several requests of
the Bureau for information and documents relating to the
so-called "Kissinger 17!" This material is being made avail~
able to the Department with the caveats that the Government
has not publicly admitted to 15 of the coverages involved
and that some material contained in the file has been
impounded by court order due to the Halperin (one of 17)
civil suit, The decision as to whether or not the material
prepared in response to the SSC's request is to be turned
over to the Committee was left to the Department. As
mentioned in above memoranda, Mr. O'Connor advised that he
believed it necessary for a representative of his office to
personally review the file in question before a knowledgeable
determination could be made as to what material should be
turned over to the SSC, In anticipation of the Department's
che qeesgt « legal Counsel Division inquired of the Department's
| “GauEE Division as to whether the court order of impoundment
woulc prevent such a review. On 6/20/75, it was ascertained
i that USDC Judge John Lewis Smith, who issued the impoundment
, order, gave court clearance to make the "Kissinger 17" file
' available to the Department for revier as indicated above,
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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 @ 5010-106 @

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 .

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ieee OO Adm
Dep. AD Inv. —

Memorandum roncaal
Admin, >
Con. Syst. —_
Ext. Affeirs

J. B. Adams DATE: April 23, 1975 Files & Com. —

Gen. Inv.

Ident.
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SUBJECT: UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE _ON i

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INTELLIGENCE ACTIVT a Toles Rm
te learaninrene net ATO " Director See’y —_

By memorandum dated April 18, 1975, we advised
the Attorney General that one document (memorandum dated
May 20, 1954, captioned "Microphone Surveillance")
requested by captioned Committee originated with the
Department and the determination as to whether or not it
should be released to the Committee should be made by
the Department. It was also pointed out to the Departmen
this particular document, while it is classified, had
been printed publicly by the United States Government
Printing Office.

ca
i On April 22, 1975, Jack Fuller, Assistant to <a
oeueteal the Attorney General, telephonically advised the eee

cuasst u§ 2£was declassifying the document and requested the Bureau

ré.P ia) declassify its copy.
aT
jeans

ACTION:

Intelligence Division declassify Departmental
Memorandum captioned, "Microphone Surveillance" dated

May 20, 1954. . &
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The Attorney General June 4, 1975
[i Director, FBI

6
/ UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTER
ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES {SSC}

By letter dated May 14, 1975, with attached appendices,
the SSC requested certain documents and other information from
the FBI.

Item number one a. of Part I, “Policies and
Procedures,” Appendix B of referenced letter requested
Committee Staff access to all indices and control files
pertaining to SAC Memoranda and SAC Letters for 1960 to the
present.

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the
Committee is an original of a memorandum advising the |
Committee that the above-requested material is presently -
available for examination at FBI Headquarters by appropriately J?
cleared personnel o£ the Conmittee. {

A copy o£ this memorandum is being furnished for
your records. ép se,
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Special Counsel for
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62-~L16395 dune 4, 1975

UNTTED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMIISTEE
TO STUDY GOVERUHENTAL OPERATIONS
WITH RESPLCT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

ROE: FURTHER DOCUMENTS PERTAZIING TO
THE PBI AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

POLICIES AUD PROCEDURES

. reference is made to letter dated tey 14, 1975,
with attached appendices, requesting certain decumonts and
other information from the FBI.

Pursuant to your request for access to all indices
and control files portaining to SAC Memoranda and Letters, for
L966 te the present, we currently have such material available
for review at FEI Headquarters by appropriately cleared
personnel of the Committee,

1 - The Attorney General s
. qaront ODTEATIANY
TEBsome.. ob FEREIN 1S ra x
° pare hep

NOTE:

The material available consists of Xeroxes of index
cards covering all SAC Letters and Memos for the period in
ws quéstion. The cards contain the SAC Letter or Memorandum
number, date, subject matter covered, and the location where
copies of the SAC Letter or Memorandum have been filed. The
file numbers have not been excised in order to avoid unnecessary
der WA —~ extensive effort since there is no apparent reason why the

Dep. AD Inv,

Assoc. Dir,

Asst. Dita: SSC representative could not view such file numbers. The
Admin... _Xeroxed indices cards commence with SAC Letter 60-1 dated
na January 5, 1960, and conclude with SAC Memorandum number 22-75,
Files & com. Gated May 20, 1975. Ch
Gen. Inv. .
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Addressee: SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE .
oS LTR (CRILHM (cJ)Memo [7] Report dated 6/4/75

UeSe., ate Select Committee to Study Govt,
Hon PBR Operations with Respect to Intell-

camer | agence Activities:Re:Further Documents Per-

| ta saan hee Ad Hie FBI and ert. of Justice; Policies
nPES SS.

Delivered by:

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Return this receipt to the Intelligendé Division, FBI
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. ¥ OTE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE
. CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE q BEFORE COMPLETING.

TO: Intelligence Community Staff FROM:

ATIN: Central Index Federal Bureau of Investigation

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees ~ 5
4

1. HOW PROVIDED (check appropriate term. If a document was made available 2. DATE PROVIDED

6/4/75

for review but not transmitted, so note.)

DOCUMENT BRIEFING INTERV LEW TESTIMONY OTHER

+ TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate term; add specific names if appropriate)

. IDENTIFICATION (provide descriptive data for documents; give name or identification number of briefer,
interviewee, testifier and subject)

Further Documents Pertaining to the FBI and Department of Justice.

. IN RESPONSE TO (list date and item number if in response to formal request, other- 6. CLASSIFICATION OF

wise state verbal request of (name), initiative, subpoena, etc.) INFORMATION (enter
U, C, S, TS or
Codeword)

seyyey

SSG letter 5/14/75, Appendix B, Part 1, Item la.

. KEY WORDS (enter the appropriate key words from the list provided separately; if key words not Listed are
used underline for emphasis)

OPERATING PROCEDURES

. SUMMARY (see reverse side before completing this item)

SSC was advised that internal documents advising field
offices of clarification and/or revisions in operating procedures
are available for review by appropriate SSC personnel at FBI

Headquarters. ‘
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- * INSTRUCTIONS Chee”
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@ Date the abstract and put on any internal control numbers required.

e "FROM" entry should clearly identify the organization providing the
information.

e If additions (as when a copy of document sent to SSC is later sent to
HSC) or changes to a previously submitted form are necessary, submit a
copy of. the-original abstract, with the change indicated.
SPECIFIC ITEM NO.. 8. SUMMARY - enter brief narrative statement describing
substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community
matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests
should be noted. Commitments made to supply additional information should be
noted. Additionally, certain administrative information may be entered here,
e.g., restrictions on review of a document, if document was paraphrased, whether
interviewee is current or former employee, etc. If actual document or transcript
is provided, that fact should be noted and no summary is required. | Additional
pages may be attached if necessary.

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! . Legal Counsel to Adams, Memo
Re; STATUS OF RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REQUESTS.
i

Hearings:

We are scheduled to testify 6-18-75, before the Senate
Subcommittee on Internal Security of the Judiciary on Terrorism.
Testimony for this hearing has been prepared by the Intelligence
Division.

We anticipate having to testify before the Post Office,
Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Fees, Mail and Label Management.
The necessary materials for the testimony have been gathered and
asisoon as a request has been received, the testimony will be
ptepared in final form. The testimony will concern mail covers.

The following Committees have indicated that they will
request Bureau testimony in the near future:

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional
Rights (Tunney's Committee); Topic: S. 1427 ~ S. 1428 (Criminal
Justice legislation); Briefing book has been prepared concerning
this legislation.

House Judiciary Committee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights; Topic: H. R. 61 and H. R. 62 (House version of S. 1427
and S. 1428 (Criminal Justice legislation) ).

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities;
Topic: Bureau legal authority to conduct domestic and counter-
intelligence activities. Tentative testimony is scheduled for
late June or early July. We will be furnished additional details
by the Committee as to the various topics to be covered during
this testimony.

RECOMMENDATION :

For information. NC Cf
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Assoc. Dir.
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” SUGGESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND

LEGISLATIVE ACTION RELATIVE TO
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS

aiicr. T. A. Mintz
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R. Wannall
Mr. W. Cregar
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fr. Janes

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is a response to a request received from Mr.

Wilderotter for

suggestions for administrative and legislative action relative
te the United States intelligence programs.

tir, Wilderotter’s Yequest was forwarded to the FBI
in a May 30, 1975, communication from the United States
Intelligence Board (USIB) Ad Hoc Coordinating Group, a copy
of which is also being enclosed for your information.

Your concurrence in our response is requested.

Enclosures (3)

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NOTE:

By memorandum from Legal Counsel to Mr. J. B. Adams
dated 6/3/75 captioned "Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Activities," Legal Counsel Division transmitted an “Eyes Only"
communication, dated 5/30/75, from the Executive Secretary
of the USIB Ad Hoc Coordinating Group. In its communication,
the USIB Group requested that recipients furnish Mr. James A.
Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to the President, with
suggestions for administrative or legislative action relative
to United States intelligence programs.

In response to USIB's request on behalf of
Mr. Wilderotter, INTD Supervisors have been canvassed for
suggestions and results obtained incorporated in communication
being attached for Attorney General's approval. Since USIB's
communication was marked "Eyes Only," we have not specifically
referenced this document in our response to Mr. Wilderotter.
We are, however, providing copies of the USIB letter and our
response for the Attorney General's records and for the Office
of the Deputy Attorney General. The latter action would
appear appropriate, since the Department of Justice was
included among the recipients of the USIB letter, although
Inspector John B. Hotis of the Legal Counsel Division was
erroneously designated as the Departmental addressee by USIB.

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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE __ lore: ae xe
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505

DCI/IG 75-2274
Intelligence Community Staff , - 30 June 1975

oe EMORANDUM FOR: Members of the USIB Ad Hoc Coordinating
:

Group .
Oo oN

SUBJECT : Security Clearances { Sinatadg [4 7 ct

Attached is an updated listing of staff personnel certified

by the Staff Director/Senate Select Committee as meeting the

requirements of Executive Order 10450 for access to classified
information up to and including TOP SECRET. Some of these
individuals have ‘been certified as meeting the requirements of »

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SA LEO T. CLARK TO SAC OR ASAC, NEWARK, DURING JULY AND AUGUST,

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WALTER F. MOHDALE, MINN. BARRY GOLOWATCIA IZ.” an se
WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY, CHARLES MCC. MAMTUAS, Jaz, MD, .
RODENT MORGAN, N.C. RICHARD S, SCHWWEIKER, 74. ee m2 fan {
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CUATIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL vet “ah ie SELECT COMMITTEE TO j ¥ of :
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_ June 23, 1975

The Honorable Edward H. Levi- rg
The Attorney General AE a 6 Ug EES
A Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mr. Attorney Generals Sout, Ai

The Select Committee proposes to interview the
‘following employees of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion and the Departncnt of Justice with respect to the
case of Douglas Durham, an informant employed by the
Bureau prior to March 1975: ;

Joseph L. Hearsley |
F.BAI. . Des Moines, Iowa

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John McFee

F.B.I. ' Omaha, Nebraska

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SO. | FBI. Des Moines, Iowa
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The Honorable Edward H. Levi
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The Committee has authorized the staff to con~-
duct an investigation of matters pertaining to the
above-named informant. Preparations will be made to
interview the above-named employees in St. Paul and Des
Moines. Liaison officials at the Bureau and the Depart-
ment of Justice will be contacted shortly by Patrick
Shea of the Select Committee staff with regard to the
-details of these interviews.

This investigation may involve specific allega-
tions of abuse or other controversial matters where
there is reason to believe improprieties may have occur-
red. It is not anticipated that these interviews will
be monitored by the Bureau or the Department of Justice,
as they will relate to alleged abuses falling within the
mandate of the Committee Ld. Senate Resolution 21.

incerely, /

/ ,
Vitek (Yond

Frank Church
Chairman

ee: William O'Connor
Paul Daley

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‘ OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 ~ 5010-106
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO + Mr. W. R. Wannallp lee ie : ce
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Mr. We Oo. Cregar Spee. Inv. =
Mr. J. W. Daliseg Training
Mr. J. P. Lee Telophove Raw
Mr. J. BD. Thomas Director See’y __

This is to record assignments of FBI representatives
to coordinate with Intelligence Community Staff CICS) Task

Force (TF) leaders on ICS TFs for which FBI does not have

primary responsibility.

My memorandum to you 6/17/75 reported upon a
6/13/75 meeting chaired by Mr. James Wilderotter, Associate
Counsel to the President, to discuss the functions of TFs

by the Senate Select Committee (SSC).

Subject Principal Agency TF Leader
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which the FBI was expected to be involved with.
to designate a specific individual who would coordinate with
the TF leader of TFs which were not assigned to FEI represen:
tatives. The following designations are proposed:

We were asked

FBI Representatives
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re: SENSTUDY 75

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They are to be sent to the TF leaders
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for the information of each of the above designees are single
copies of aforementioned 6/17/75 memorandum, explaining the

TFs, and ICS memorandum 6/10/75 showing TF assignments as of

TF Leader FBI Representatives

Bensof Buffham, R. L. Shackelford
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UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES .

; Kkeference is made to wzemorandum from Senate Select
Commitiee, dated May 14, 1975, and appendices thereto, requesting
certain documents and other information from the FBI.

Attached for your approval and forwarding to the
Comuiittee is the original of a memorandum which is responsive to
one of the Committee's requests.

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records.
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UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

RE; DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE
“HUSTON PLAN, " COINTELPRO, AND
OTHER PRACTICES AND PROGRAMS

COINTELPRO «ati INFORM. TION CONTAINS .
seen

DRAG

Reference is made to memorandum from captioned
Committee dated May 14, 1975, and the appendices thereto, which
contained requests for information from the Federal Bureau of
investigation (FBI). Item 20, Part I, Appendix C, requested a list
of any Cointelpro-type activities, as defined in the prepared statement
of Attorney General Saxbe before the House Judiciary Committee on
November 20, 1974, which were engaged in by the FBI subsequent to
April 28, 1971, be provided.

In response to this request, it is noted all Counter-
intelligence Programs (Cointelpros) were discontinued by FBI
Headquarters airtel to Albany, with copies to all field affices, dated
April 28, 1971. Specifically, this coramunication listed seven Cointelpros.
In addition to the seven mentioned in the April 28, 1971, airtel,
subsequent reviews at FBI Headquarters disclosed five additional
Cointelpros. In this context, it should be noted several of the 12
Cointelpro operations related to FBI activities in the foreign counter-

Avec. pv... Mtelligence field.

Ane De FBI Headquarters airtel April 28, 1971, discontinuing

Admin. the Cointelpros noted as follows, "In exceptional instances where it is
naw. €Onsidered counterintelligence action is warranted, recommendations

ris &con — should be submitted to the Bureau under the individual case caption to C

mt which it pertains. These recommendations will be considered on an is
Insecta individual basis. " ; OO , . Ay
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’ Documents Pertaining to the “Huston Plan,
Cointelpro, and Other Practices and Programs

A review of all of our files which have been referred
to as Cointelpro files revealed no Cointelpro-type activity since
April 28, 1971.

Ja foreign counterintelitgeace operations the objectives
are detection, penetration and, finally, neutralization of tatell
operations directed against the United States by foreign intelligence
services or other hostile elements. Various neutralizing
are employed against such services and elementa, their officers and
their agents in the United States. Among these are double agent
operations, disruption, disinformation, penetrations, recruitments,
persona non grata action, visa denial and, in rare instances when
conditions allow, prosecutian. Thus, it can be seen that so-called
"Colatelpro- type" techniques are, and always have been, an integral
part of cur foreign counterintelligence efforts, whether they were
practiced In individual cases or under the aegis of a formalized progras:..
This is a critical distinction to be made between our foreign counter-
intelligence operations and operations conducted in the domestic securite©

2.
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on an effort to comply fally with the request to provide
a list of any Cointelpro type activities engaged in subsequent to April 28,
1971, in addition to the review of Cointelpre files acted above,
af the Intelligeace Division were contacted during the week of June 2-6,
1975, te determine if any had knowledge of any auch actions. Exceptiag
foreign counterintelligence operations, the results of thia inquiry were
negative.

NOTE:

See letter to the Attorney General, dated 6/23/75, captioned
"United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities, "
prepared by DR:pld.

It is noted in one instance one individual alluded to the
TARPRO disinformation-type operation which has been directed against
the Soviet intelligence service as being of a Cointelpro character. It is

-not believed this latter technique constitutes the type of information sought
by the Committee.

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COLTR (ERLHM [Memo [Report dated 6-23-75
U.S. Senate Select Committee Re:

DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE "HUSTON
PLAN, "COINTELPRO, AND OTHER PRACTICES

AND PROGRAMS; COINTELPRO FBI

Originating Office endix Cc Part i Ttem 20
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Delivered by: Lath ' + __ Date: G f2-5 f 7 rm
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UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTER
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UNITED STATES SENATE SEBECT COMETTED
TO STUDY GOVERIRINTAL OPERATIONS
— WITH RESPECT TO TMMULICENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: FURSHER DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO
THE PBL AND DEPARTHEM? OF JUSTICE

POLICIES AND PROCKDURES

Reference is made to letter daked Vay 14, 1975, with
attached appendices requesting certain documents and other infor-
mation £vem the FBT.

Iten nurber 3,, Part I, Appendix B of referenced
communication requested all goneral policy mamoranda and other
taterials not already provided the Committee pertaining to
internal security, intelligence collection, and/or counter-

intelligance matters, operations, and activities for the period
1960 to the present.

The above request has already been satisfied by our
previous response te cther requests contained in the referenced
oe Ietter and its appendices, We are making specific reference to
14 those responses which furnished the Gommitkce access to the
wy Uanwal of Rules and Regulations, the Manual of Instructions,
. the SAC Letters and Memoranda cavering the period from 1966 to
fi ray the present, and pertinent policy nemoranda-and other roepre-
\ sentative communications onlled from the 100-00 file.

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Further Documents Pertaining
to the FBI and Department of Justice

Policies and Procedures

NOTE : —

The SSC had originally requested access to all double
zero files, however, this request was modified by them during
a conference with our representatives 5/30/75, wherein agreement
was reached to provide SSC only pertinent memoranda and cther
representative communications from the 100-00 file.

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COLTR (XELHM (Memo [ClReport dated 6-23-75
U.S. Senate Select Committee Re:
FURIHERDOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FBI
AND DEPARTMENT OF J USTICE; POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES

Originating Bele in
Delivered by; : Date: - gabe 2 SSIS”

Received wy Matdeen Bb Wee Lloret,

! Title:

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62-116395 June 20, 1975

pad STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

RE: DOCUMENTS PERTAINING To THE “HUSTON
PLAN,” COINTELPERO, AND OTHER . PRACTICES

OTHER SPECIFIC FBI PRACTICES AND PROGRAMS

Reference is made to SSC letter to The Attorney
General dated May 14, 1975, with attached appendices, requesting
certain documents and other information from the FBI.

Pursuant to your request in Appendia C, Part Iii,
Item 29, for 211 memoranda and other materials pertaining to
the origins, implesentation, and termination of Project
: INLAY, involving preparation of an Intelligence Letter for
the President, enclosed sre copies of the felliowing documents:

1) 8. ¢. Sullivan memorandum to ¢. D. BeLoach
captioned "FBI Intelligence Letter for the President,” dated
Sovenber 7, 1969, with enclosed letters to the President and

( The Attorney General.

2) W. ¢. Sullivan memorandum to C. D. Deloach captioned
“FBE Intelligence Letter for the President," dated November 20,
1969, with onclesed letter to all ficld offices, captioned
"Fp Intelligence Letter for the President Code Name *¥nlet*
Research-Satellite Matter,” dated November 26, 1969.

Assoc, Dir, 3) R. Dd. Cotter “pemorandam to E. Cc. Sullivan .
pe AD Adm. — captioned “PBI Intelligence Letter for the President; dated
Ase, Dir a Aprii 23, 1970. t

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“PBX Inteliigence Lotter for the President Code Name ‘Inlet’
Besearch Matter," dated February 2, 1973. oe
Enclosures ~ 8 :

1 ~ The Attorney General _

NOTE: - . | .
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tioned "SENSHUDY.'' The above material which we are furhishing to the

Committee was Supplied by SA Thomas J. Deakin, Central Research -
Unit, IS ~ 3 Section, INID, who lecated the documents and

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COULTR GQILHM [jMemo [jReport dated 6/20/75

cavieS, Senate Select Committee. Re: Documents
aphon of Document: Bewtaining to the "Huston Plan,"
‘Cointelpro, and other practices and programs;
i ograms,.
Orner, Speck ig,P Fyechiees, gm POE
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT: 3° >
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jo  :Mr. W. C, Sullivan pare, 4/23/70

e

° FROM R. D, Cotter

SUBJECT: FBI INTELLIGENCE LETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT

This memorandum recommends that we extend our dissemination
of the FBI Intelligence Letter (Inlet) to include Vice President Agnew.

Inlet is outgrowth of Director's personal suggestion for a
channel of high-level intelligence directly to the President. It has provided
medium for furnishing President sensitive and top-level data in which he
would have direct interest and has been disseminated only to President and
Attorney General. Since first Inlet issued 11/7/69, we have prepared
36 issues which have summarized 120 individual items of significance
on a wide range of topics, including racial violence, New Left intrigue,
Soviet and communist bloc espionage, and important foreign intelligence
data. Material is presented in a one-page format tailored to the President's

convenience.

Vice President Agnew in recent conversations with the Director
has indicated a keen interest in the information the Bureau has been furnishing
him in recent months regarding domestic and foreign subversion, It is
obvious the Vice President is relying on the Bureau as a key source of
information. In view of Mr. Agnew's viial interest in these matters and

the high position he occupies, it is believed we should at this time include

him in dissemination to Inlet,

ACTION: , oo,

if the Director approves, the Vice President will be included
in future dissemination of this material.

TeATM
ALD INFORMATION CO?
CLASSE
ERREDY 19 Uh pie any
prpete

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SAC, Albany . 12/26/72

For the Acting Director, FBI (65-73262
W. Mark Felt
Acting Associate Director

FRI INTELLIGENCE LETTER
FOR THE VEECIDEN

CODE SARIN There : . .

RES SEAKCH LATTER

FieBulet 1/26/69.

Referenced letter instructed all field offices to furnish
the Bureau hica-level i:tellizence data in the Security ileld witich
was fo be furnished to tha [resident and the Attorney Genéral ona
continuing basis. All suck communications were to be flagged with
fhe code nan:e ‘Tolet' in the caption.

Since the inception of this program an evolution in volicies

and practices bas occurred and, currently, the information specified
in referenced letter is furnished} by each wei fold oifice in form suitable
for teletyre dissemination to The White House and the Attorney General
as well as cthar interested agencies of the Government: Accordingly,

- the “Inlet” program bass fore ll practical curceses, been rendered .
obsolete and the Bureau is now formally rescinciag iastructions set °
forth in referenced letier. |

The terniina of the "Inlet" prozram does not relieve
the responsibility of all olfices to be alert for the intelligence data
‘specified in referenced letter and to submit this information ina
timely manner by teletype and iha form suirablé Ie titsertinetion.

2 - All Field Cifices ' Att YWFORMATION CONTAIN. .

ee a a

SS Ee alee
MRO

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Donromat vor NOs 10 sree . ;
UNITED § STATES GCVERNMENT
Memorandum
; : Mr. E, 8S, Miller DATE: 2/2/73

om oo: T. J. Smith

wecr:. FBI INTELLIGENCE LETTER FOR |
THE PRESIDENT CODE NAME "INLET"
RESEARCH MATTER ALL Tienes rey coming
Data

Sy cae Ly Lyd
prs Taun lego

The FBI Intelligence Letter for the President was instituted
in November, 1969, pursuant to then FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's
instructions ‘to keep the President fully informed of significant intelligence
cevelopments within the purview of the Bureau's security responsibilities.
Dissemination was restricted to the President, the Attorney General, and
Jater. the Vice President.

SAU ptmm ais cee een
. cet ee

By letter dated November 26, 1969, all FBI field offices were
- advised to flag information obtained in our investigations important enough
for the Pr esident's interest with the code word ‘INLET. " This was to
include: :

tem

1) Information of national or international significance which
is security related,

ALOy aa

2) Important current or pending developments in major
security cases,

. 3) Current information which is representative of or calls
attention to a significant developing intelligence trend,

ro 4. “By Material which has a péarig-on national security,
particularly that from sensitive and/or penetrative coverage of foreign .- -
establishments, which could affect American relations.svith foreign
countries, or assist in formulating United States policy.
* S&S FEB 16 1973
5) "Inside" information concerning demonstrations, disorders,
--or. other civil disruptions which is of more than I0¢AT Signiicance.

6) Items with an unusual twist or concérning prominent
personalities which may be of special interest to the President or the
Attorney General. .

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“ACTION:

Memorandum to Mr. E, 8, Miller cee
Re: FBI Intelligence Leiter for the President Code Name "INLET"

che FBI had; through several Administrations, furnished
various Presidents and “Attorneys 5 General important-intelligence maiters
“on aii itidividual basis.~ The Intelligence Letter served to. ‘consolidate this
information into one document, By August, 1970, changes in our commun-
ications capability, including the ability to ‘afford immediate teletype
dissemination of intelligence data to The White House and the development
of other reporting procedures such as the Summary of Extremist Activities,
made the Intelligence Letter no longer necessary. ltems submitted for this
Letter by the field were disseminated in these other ways. In December,
1972, the use of the code word "INLET" was discontinued and field offices
SO advised, The field was also advised, however, they had the responsi-
bility to be alert for this type intelligence data.

For information.

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OVTIONAL fO%M NO. 10 J0to~t0a
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OSA Gen. RIG, NO, 27

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Memorandum SO :

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| TO : Mr. DeLoach - DATE: 11/20/69
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From : W. C. Sullivan

*

SUBJECT: FBI INTELLIGENCE LETTER
FOR THE PRESIDENT

This is to recommend that attached letter be a
approved for sending to all field offices to advise them ;
of the initiation of cantioned intelligence letter and to i
furnish them instructions for the submission of material *
suitable for use in this letter. Transmission of captioned a
letter to the President on a continuing basis has been |
approved in accordance with the Director's instructions to

keep the President fully informed of significant intelligence
developments within the purview of the Bureau's security
responsibilities. .

RECOMMENDATION:

That the attached letter be approved for field-
wide dissemination. If approved, this memorandum should
be returned to the Research-Satellite Section, Domestic
i... Intelligence Division, for further processing of enclosure.

meth oe Me Gata typan atin ee angeles tke tet ret meet eae lanists 0 ter oe FE Pa ata ed et ats

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FRI, INTELLIGENCE LETTER
Yor Tun PLUBIOTUT

COUCE KAY BST OLIN , ' Spy Pun
RESEADGISGATEELITE MATTER ac AD

; aptioned letter has been initiated at the Bureau
to yurnish hish-level intelligence data in the security field
to the President and the At PGERey General en a continuing
basis Tiis ie tter will not be a vehicle for routine

dis ssemination rather it will be comnviccd of information
obtained in con iwection with our investicaticns which has the
qualities of importance and timeliness necessary to secure

the President's interest and to vrovice him with meaningful
intellinence for his suidance., WMere rumors or nepulous infor~
mation will have no place in this ietter. TS

Li. ttt

ne

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Pat

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. It will be the responsibility cf each field office
to furnish the Dureau on a continuing basis intelligence
Atems suitable for this letter, Each office must, in the
course of its normal business and subaiss sions of information
Fo the Bureau, be alert to flag specific items for this

sone ag

> 4

yULpOSse Zor your cuidence the following are sursested types
at inforna ation (not all-inclusive) that would be appropriate
for this intelligence Letter: . ‘

| (1) Information of national or international
significance. ‘which is security related, 2.0 wolalite

a
in

ot

* (2). Important current or pending developments
MN major security cases \

teat tive . «@) Current. information, which ts representative ol
; ‘et or calla attention to a’ ‘significant developing intéliigence “'*"~
yrend,. ‘ oat

.

Le ee nee HRTENRNnENEaRTa mesa STI Iy me ates tere ore

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(4) Material which has a bearing on national security,
particularly - that from sensitive and/or penetrative coverage of
foreign establishments, which could affect American relations

With, foreign COpMtRR OS. or assist an formulating United States, a
policy, tr ; cere le
Dae te ete pe Ree Retp 4 Oe eee is yo ste ne ‘aye. feat me as me Sete ale age roy * y tae i awe wee a }
2- ALL other ‘Offices sO . |

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PBI DITELLICIICN LUSTER

YOR TA PRESINIIT

CONE Al VELNG . .
NEST HOU SATELLITE MATTER . .
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(5) “Inside information concerning dononstrats tons,
Gisorders or other civil disruptions which is of more than
Zocal sicnificance.

(6) tens with an unusual tyist or concerning
prominent personalities which may be of special interest to
the Pr sident or tie Attorney General.

All information subsitted to the Turenu by your
office in investicaticers concerning oldeline subversive
OF Paudeuliedis, wast Poit iad @, hate grovuns,
and ¢Gsniohare and counterintellisconce matters should be
caroiully yoyuioved daily gor any Ltoms dcaamea pertinent to .

Aaa nee wet winztonms -
woe

ONES VaVan 2 TAT

Pe
this intoliiconce Letter. - Communications containing such
itons Should bo subuittced by the mosu cxncuiticus moans
Warranted and should bo flacced with the code name “Inies"
after the title and character. in those instances where an

4
cs

airtel ox icttor is used, an additional copy should be furnished

the Bureau.

These instructions ere to be imnplomented immediately.
It is absolutoly cresentinl that a steady tlew of aa ata by
dntelliccnce data bo veecived fren z# gial
this Letter a emcee 26S. Your siubuiss: vid
Lolicved at the Durcau to insure tad
propor enphasis and attention.

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JBJECT :”

3 Mr. Cc. D, DeLoach

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 . 5010106
MAY 1962 EDITION
GIA GEN, FEC. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ; ed
Memorandum

DATE: November 7, 1969
My. W, C, Sullivad

ERI. DNTPLLIGENCE LETTER. —

eee

Pursuant to the Director's instructions to keep
the President fully informed of significant intelligence
developments within the purview of the Bureau's security
xvesponsibilities, we wil] vrepare and transmit to him, on
a continuing basis, an intelligence letter of the type
enclosed, To preserve the impact and selectivity of this
letter, dissemination is suggested for only the President
and the Attorney General,

RECOMMENDATION:

‘ That the attached letters to the President and
the Attorney General be approved enclosing the proposed

current intelligence letter.

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certain timely developments in our security and
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continuing basis.

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the Attorney General, Upon yomoval of the classified
enclosure, this lettor bocones unclassizied.
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1 - Mr, J. B. Adams
1 ~ Hr. J. A. Mintz
rh . —_ lr. J. B. Hotis
The Attorney General June 18, 1975
A 1 - lr, VW. R, Wannall
. . ~ Tir. J. G. Deegan
Director, FBE 1- Mr. R. L, Shackelford
a 4 (> 1- Ur. W. 0. Cregar
fd : 1 - Mr. S. F, Phi i
i? U.S. SEUATE SELECT CONNTIEE TO Hy illips
STUDY GOVERITIINTAL OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT FO INTLLLIGRICE ACTIVITIES [t

Enclosed Zor your information is the original of
a@ memorandum concerning the testimony of retired FBI .
Special Arent Robert R. Nichols before an Executive Session
of captioned Committee. A copy of the memorandum is aiso
enclosed for forwarding to Mr. James A. Wilderotter,
Associate Counsel to the President. se

Enclosures (2)
62116395

1 + The Deputy Attorney General =
Attention: K, William O'Connor ;

Special Counsel for may 1

intelligence Coordination x

} =:67~414885 (Personnel File Robert R. Nichols) 4
| - 100-106670 (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
1 ~ 190-392452 (Stanley David Levison)

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o°PROPRIATE AGENCIES

AND FURLD OFF

. 1 - Mr. J. B. Adams
’ \ a = ur. 3) al Mintz
K ry 1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis
‘ALT, INFORMATION CONTAL of) 1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall
62-116395 erE] UNCLASS IF IN - June 19, 1975

| SHOWN - 1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan
= rat 1 - Mr. R, L. Shackelford
= 1 - Mr. W. QO. Cregar
<= U. &. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO | _ wr Ss. F. Phillips
et STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (S8C)
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RE: TESTIMONY OF RETIRED FBI
SPECIAL AGENT (SA) ROSERT R.
NICHOLS BEFORE SSC EXECUTIVE SESSION

Set out below are the facts known to the FSI
concerning sworn testimony given to the SSC by Ii. Robert R.
~j «<4 Michois who served as an HA eof the FEI from January 6, >

= gntil Bie retirement May 12, 1972. This information is as
aS voluntarily furnished to the FEI by Nichols.

cS
CIRCUMBTANCES PRELUDE TO TESTIMONY

On May 28, 1975, Nichols telephonically advised the
FBI that SSC Staff Member Lester B. Seidel had requested,
and Nichols agreed, to travel to Washington, 0. C., fron
Atlanta, Georgia, to be interviewed in the Committee's
offices, Seidel indicated the interview would concern
Martin lather King, Jr., Stanley David Levison, and related
matters. Nichole was unable to advise whether it would be
a staff interview or an appearance for testimony purposes
before an Executive Session of the Committee. He was not
told by Seidel that hia appesrance would be pursuant to a
subpoena. Nichola requested that the FSI make available a
representative so that Nichols might consult with him during
the interview, if necessary. Nichole was informed that the
presence of a Bureau representative should not be interpreted
ag the FBI furnishing counsel but that the representative
Ase py. .. Would merely assist Nichols in determining whether a specific
question should be answered or whether a response could

2am AO Iw — properly be declined because it falls within one or more
in. privileged areas. He was told these areas covered information“

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Files & com. 1 = 67-414885 (Personnel File Robert R. Nichols) NA ber ar

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isscin 1 = 100-392452 (Stanley David Levison) * /

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Pion. & Eval. Ca egss. uxt. WE PCS 24-40) si18° JW
Treming = REASON-FCIM I1 26 _ SEE NOTE PAGE TWELVE
Legal Coun. DATE OF REV td)

Divector Sec'y. MATL, ROOM] TMA j rencuesut _

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Study Governmental Operations With
Respect to Intelligence Activities (SBC)

Re: Testimony of Retired FSI
Special Agent (SA) Robert R.
Nichols Before SSC Executive Session

which might compromise a source; information which might
divulge a sensitive investigative technique or method;
information which might divulge what had been furnished the
FBI by other Government agencies and/or foreign intelligence
sources; and information which might adversely affect an
ongoing investigation. It was pointed out to Nichols that
if be so desired, he could obtain private counsel, He was
iw ited to obtain additional personal briefing on the early
morning of May 30, 1975, before his appearance before the
SSC, from the Legal Counsel Division and the Intelligence
Division ef the FRIAR

Early on the morning of May 30, 1975, Nichols was
briefed by the FBI, including advice to hin that hia
euployment agreement with the FSI was being waived for the
purposes of the interview by the 8S5C to the extent that it
pertained to King, Levigon and the Southern Christian

adership Conference (SCLC), the organization which hud been
headed up by King. Nichols was reminded of the areas of
privilege and, at his request, was accompanied to the &SC
offices by SA Seynor F. Phillips of the FBI.

At the S&C offices, Nichols asd Phillips met
My, Jobn Bayly of the office of the Minority Counsel of the
Committee who indicated that the interview would be under
oath. Staff Member Seidel then appeared and inquiry was
made of him by Phillips as to whether the interview would
be under oath, it being noted that it was only then, after
appearing at the SSC offices, that Nichols and Phillipa
became aware of the oath aspects of the interview. When
Seidel said that Nichols would be interviewed in an Executive
Session, Phillips agked that he be permitted to confer with
FEX Headquarters as it would require clearance from the

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Respect te Intelligence Activities (38C)

Re: Testimony of Retired FBI
Special Agent (3A) Robert R.
Hichols Before S38C Executive Session

Attorney General (AG) before Nichols would be able to testify.
Such AG clearance was immediately obtained telephonically
through PSI Headquarters and Phillips advised Nichols,

Seidel and Mr. John Smith, of the office of Senator Walter D.
Buddiestoean of the Committee that clearance for the interview
had been obtained from the 4G provided the interview was .
within the scope of the aforementioned areas. Phillips
further indicated that if Nichols believed the interview

was outside the scope, he could invoke 16.22, Code of Federal
Regulations. Arrangements were made for the Executive
Session to take place in the nearby did Carroll Arms Hotel
while Phillips remained at the 88SC offices in the event he was
needed for consultation purposes. bs.

The Executive Sexmsion took place in Room 607 of
the old Carroll Arms Hotel and lasted approxinuately for the
period from 10:40 a.m., to 1:15 p.m. Present in addition to
Seidel, Bayly and Smith, were a male reporter and
Senator Huddleston who administered the cath to Nichols,
Yemained about twenty minutes and who asked only a few

ions. At the outset of this session, Seidel furnished
Nichols the Rules of Procedure of the SSC, including Senate
Reselution 21. Nichols was permitted to look at the Rules
ef Procedure and after a brief review, he told Seidel he was
satisfied aa to the 88C authority and that they could proceed
with the questioning. Michols was advised of his rights,
including that te counsel. ,

TESTIMONY OF ROSERT R. NICHOLS
The following reports the questions and answers as

furnished by Nichols, but not nuecema@arily in chronological
order.

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Re: Testimony of Retired FBI
cial agent (SA) Robert R.
chols Before SSC Executive Session

Nichols was questioned about the communist background
of Levison. He replied that he could not discuss this uatter
eopardize an FBI source. Michols indicated

answer in each case was that he did net know. At one peint,
Seidel clained that Nichols had said it was a foreign source.
Nichols then stated he did set recall having so stated and
that if he had so stated, it was wrong as he did not know
the source. Seidel then asked how Nichols knew that the
information be had weuld disclose the source if he was
anaware of the source's identity. Kichols responded that
inammuch as he knew in advance the interview would include
the subject of Levison, he had asked Phillips of the FSI
what he could discuss about Levison. Nichols then related
that Phillips had asked Nichols what he knew or recalled about
Levisen's background and that when be gave Phillips certain
information, Phillips told him that that information would
possibly identify the source and, therefore, would be
privileged. (The Nichols-Phillips exchange referred to here
¥oon phace during the early morning of that same day, May 36,

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U. 3. Senate Select Committees to
Study Governmental Operations With
Respect to Intelligence Activities (S55C)

Re: Testimony of Retired FBI

Special Agent (SA) Robert R.
Michols Before SEC Executive Seasion

Court Seal [JFK Law 10(a)1]

Seidel questioned Nichola concerning alleged
harasament of King by the FBI and mentioned such specific
allegations as the following: Sending of a taps recording
to Mra. King; anonymous telephone calls to attempt to
cancel press meetings by King; false fire alarus; and
furnishing of information about King to the c aad «the»
news media, including an Atlanta editor, Ralph 412. In
each instance during this phase of the questioning, which
Michols described as rather extensive by Seidel, Nichols
answered that he did not participate in any such actions
and Was unaware that any such things were being dese. He
algo told Seidel that he knew of no COINTELPRO (counterintel-
ligence) activity on the part of the FBI. against King.

Nichola was asked if be had contact, at Atlanta,
Georgia, Police Department (PD) in the King investigation
which Michols acknowledged he had been assigned to in 1964.
Nichols answered that he had confided in one detective in
the security detail of the PP and on the urging of Seidel,
Nichols furnished the detective's identity as Sergeant
Bobby Meore.

_CONEIBEN TAC

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Respect to Intelligence Activities (85C)

Re: Testimony of Retired FBI
Special Agent (SA) Robert R.
Nichols Before SSC Executive Session

Nichols was questioned as to what type of
investigation concerning King was conducted besides the
use of a technical surveillance. Nichols replied that he
had attempted to initiate action to infiltrate the SCLC
with Live informants but that every one of his suggestions
along this line was turned down by FBI Headquarters. Nichols
furnished the reason for these rejections as being that the
FBI did sot want to interfere with civil rights organisations
but indicated that the Bureau had never told him this in
the rejections and that it was his own rationale. Nichola
indicated that from time to time spot physical surveillances
would take place in Atlanta to verify contacts between King
and individuals known or suspected of being comaunists.
During this phase of the interview, Seidel mentioned the nane
of Harry Wachtel and Nichole acknowledged he was one of
King's contacts. In response to a question as to whether or
not trash or mail covers were used against King, Nichole
responded that they vere not.

Inquiry was made as to why so much reliance was
placed by the FBI on technical coverage of King and so little
was done in the way of physical surveillances. Seidel
pointed out that a technical surveillance of an individual
was a greater infringeseat of his privacy than was a physical
surveillance. Michols responded that the Bureau did what it
felt was necessary to get the information it needed. Seidel
then asked Nichols how he would personally feel about a
technical surveillance on him, Nichols. Michols' response
was that he would rather have his phone tapped than to always
be followed around.

Nichols was questioned concerning the authority for
the technical surveillance of King and how Nichols would
learn of such authority. Nichols explained that he would be

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Re: Testimony of Retired FAI

called into the office of the Special Agent in Charge ani
told that advice from the Bureau had been received that the
technical surveillance was authorized. When inqiiry was

made concerning the mechanics of installing the surveillance,
Nichole answered that he had nothing to do with thia phase.

On questioning, Nichols discussed the sonitoring plant

he had set up with a cover company and Nichols gave the general
lecation of the plant. Michols indicated that he did not know
who actually made the installation and was asked if an

Al Miller was the sound man in’ the office. Nichols
acknowledged that he was and when asked if Nichols had
monitored the surveillance, Nichols indicated he had on a
spot is.

Nichols was questioned and furnished information
ef a biegraphical and pergonal nature. It included such
things as the period of time he was ampigned in Atlanta, the
period of time assigned security work, the King case aad
criminal work, as well as when and why be had been transferred
from Atlanta to Oklahoma City. Seidel brought up the matter
of Nichols' testimony in Houston, Texas, in connection with
an FBI case concerning the heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay.
On questioning, Nichols acknowledged he had been transferred
to Oklahoma City because of what the Bureau considered his
deficiencies in his testimony in that case. Seidel inquired
as to what actually Michols had done wrong and Michols
replied that he had received a letter of censure but had thrown
it away and cannet now recall the specific deficiencies for
which he was censured. He only recalled that his testimony
was considered not up to Bureau standards, Seidel then asked,
"What are the Bureau standards? Didn't you tell the truth?”
Nichols respended that there was no question as to the
truthfulness of his testimony, that be had told the truth.

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U. &. Senate Select Committee to
Study Governmental Operations With
Respect to Intelligence Activities (885C)

Re: Testimony of Retired FBI
Special Agent (SA) Robert Rf.
Nichols Before SSC Executive Session

Nichols was questioned about his contacts with
another retired FBI Agent, Alan Sentinelia, to whom the King
case Was ap@igned after it had been handled by Nichols.
Nichols was asked if be had discussed his forthcoming
testimony with Sentinella who resides in Atlanta. MSichols
acknowledged that he had had a discussion with Sentinella
but that they had both purposdy avoided any discussion of the
substance of Nichols’ testimony-to-be and the testimony which
Sentinella had already given the 83C, They discussed only
procedural aspects as Nichols wanted to have some idea in
advance as to what might be expected in any trip to Washington
to testify. It was Nichols’ impresaion that Seidel thought
that Nichols was holding out some information on this matter.

On at least three occasions Seidel inquired of
Michels as te whether he had discussed his forthcoming
testimony with Charles Harding of Atlanta, a retired FBI
Agent who had also been acquainted with the King case in 1964.
Qn each octwion, Nichols denied that he had had any discussion
with Harding on this matter.

Michols was questioned as to whether the technical
surveillance on King was justified and hia response was that
it was justified. hen asked why, Nichols s¢éated that there
was considerable evidence of communist influences on King
inasmuch as King was receiving much advice in his work from
Levison and other communists, Seidel asked if they included
Jack O'Dell and Harry Wachtel and Nichols acknowledged that
it did. When Nichols was asked as to whether or not he had
developed any information as to the communist background of
Levison, O'Dell or Wachtel, Michols responded that he had
not and that the information was developed by others.


U. 8. Senate Select Committee to
Study Governmental Operations With
Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Re: Testimony of Retired FBI
Special Agent (5A) Robert &.
Hichols Before SSC Executive Session

At one point, when deidel asked about alleged
harassment by the FBI, Nichols told him of FBI investigations
of chureh burnings in Zouth Georgia and that the Bureau
recognized outstanding work by its Agents in this field
and that some of the ts, including Nichols, had received
meritorious awards. Nichols indicated that he had been
commended for hia work generally in civil rights investigations.

When asked about what the FSI was doing in the King
case besides uze of wiret , Michols advised that he had
attended a conference at Headquarters to explore avenues
of investigation that might be pursued in the King case.

The objective waa to discuss ways of better determining the
extent of the communist influences on King. Nichols furniaghed
the names of the following FBI personnel am attending the
conference: Agents Henry Rouse and Nichols from Atlanta;

and from FBI Headquarters, Assistant Director William C.
Sullivaa, and Agents Larry Gurley and Fred Baumgardner.

7 (Nichols advised that algo attending the conference was

| a Bureau official, Jo@eph Sizoo, but that he did net furniah

, thie name duriag his testimony as he did not then recall his

presence at the conference). Nichola told the S&C that he

could not remenber what deciaions were made at the conference.

Nichols was questioned concerning a dispute between

King and former FBI Director Hoover which had been aired by
the news media. Nichole was asked if the dispute was the
reason for technical coverage of King and Nichols answered
that he was convinced that that was not the reason for the
technical coverage; that such coverage was otherwise fully
justified. Nichols pointed cut that the investigation of

ng was initiated before the dispute although it was his
recollection that the technical coverage started after the
ispute,

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U. &. Senate Select Committee to
Study Governmental Operations With
Respect to Intelligence Activities (S58C)

Re: Testimony of Retired FEI
Special Agent (8A) Robert 8.
Nichole Before SSC Executive Session

Attempt was made by Seidel to question Nichols
concerning FBI investigation of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee but Nichols refused to discuss the
matter on the basis it was outside the parameters of the
testimony.

Nichols was questioned concerning an alleged visit
of William C. Sullivan to Atlanta to see the newspaper
editor, Ralph McGill. This discussion was initiated in the
context of the allegation that the FBI furnished information
about King to the news media. Nichols responded that he did

net remember Sullivan ever coming to Atlanta.

Nichols was asked if he knew about the writing of
a monograph about King by an FBI Agent named Charles Brennan.
Nichola responded that he did not know of this.

Nichole advised that he was offered the opportunity
to make a statement at the beginning of his testimony but
declined to do so. He was given the sane offer at the close
of his testimony and he made a statement to the following
effect. Nichols believed that the Bureau had always
conducted the King investigation with the objective of
determigang the extent of communist influences on King and
on the and that the only way to make a deternination as
te the full extent required technical coverage. Nichols
pointed out that the Bureau never interfere] in the legitimate
civil rights activities of individuals or organizations or
harassed such people and that it was Nichols" belief that FBI
personnel were doing what they were being paid for when they
conducted legitimate investigations revolving around
communisa and communist influences in civil rights activities.

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U.S. Senate Select Committee to
Study Governmental Operations With
Respect to Intelligence Activities (35C)

Re: Testimony of Retired FBI
Special Agent (3A) Robert R.
Nichols Before SSC Executive Session

Algo at the conclusion of the testimony, Nichols
was told that a draft of the testimony would be made available for
him to review for editing purposes. The SSC would telephone
Nichole who was returning to Atlanta to advise him the draft would
be available and Nichole would have five days to review sane.
Nichols was told that the draft could sot be mailed to hin but
that someone might bring it to Atlanta; otherwise, Nichols would
have to retura to Washington, D. C., if he wanted to review it.
Expenses for such a secoad trip were not mentioned.

On June 2, 1975, Nichols telephoned FBI Headquarters
from Birmingham, Alabemea, where he was temporarily residing
and advised he recalled the following additional details of
what was covered in hia testimony.

Seidel asked Nichols if information received through
echnical coverage iacluded information relating

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possible to follow the Bureau instruction precisely and Hichols
responded that it would be very difficult to comply and in some
instances, it would not be possible. Seidel then commented,
‘Why - because of the nature of the beast’” (wiretap).

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u. 3. Senate Select Committees to
Study Governmental Operations With
Kespect to Intelligence Activities (S8C)

Re: Testimony of Retired FEI
Special Agent (SA) Robert RB.
Michols Before SSC Executive Session

John Smith of Senator HRuddleston's office asked the
difference betwoen a bug end a wiretap and Nichola responded
that a bug was a microphone implanted on the premises wheress
& wiretap was an interception of a telephone line. Suith then
asked if there waa a bug on King or the SCIC in Atlanta and
Nichola responded “not to ay knowledge.” Seidel asked about
any other places in Atlante where there aay have beea bugs oa
King and Nichols advised he had no knowledge of any. ‘Seidel
eaked if Nichols was familiar with a Willard Hotel (Washington,
Dp. C.) incideat involving King and Nichols responded that he
was not. .

NOTE:
Original and one copy to the Attorney General copy

~.fer forwarding to the White House. Debriefing of Nichols,

ineluding telephonic contact from him 6/2/75, by 5. #. Phillips.

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